# Password management software recommendations? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439 "2011-11-09T23:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/1 "2011-11-09T23:15:26Z")
Anyone have a recommendation for a good piece of software to securely keep track of lots of different passwords? Ideally I’d like something that can sync between PC and iPhone… thanks… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/2 "2011-11-10T04:19:53Z")
I use [KeePass](http://keepass.info/) on a PC. Not sure you will find anything that synchs between a phone and a computer, let alone between a PC and an iPhone. On second thought, a Google searched [revealed this](http://www.splashdata.com/splashid/iphone/). Whatever you do, don’t use use LastPass. It’s apparently been compromised. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/3 "2011-11-10T05:15:44Z")
I’m completely computer ignorant, but anything like that sounds ripe for hacking. I say “Pencil and Paper!”. But I’m an Idiot. And most of my passwords are Paul Newman quotes anyway. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/4 "2011-11-10T10:41:07Z")
My work gives us Password Safe to store all our passwords in. I like it, it’s pretty small and simple to use. It doesn’t automatically fill in the passwords in fields, but doubleclicking the entry puts the password into your clipboard so you can paste it wherever you want it to go. ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/5 "2011-11-10T19:47:31Z")
I’ll second KeePass. There are various plug-ins and add-ons; maybe there’s one for PDAs and/or smart phones. There’s definitely a version made super-compact for USB drives if you’re looking for portability. I created a generic user manual if you want a copy. –G! “So now, instead of a dozen passwords to mix up, you have just one password to completely forget.” , [One of my colleagues in IT] ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/6 "2011-11-10T21:50:56Z")
I use Keeper by Callpod. [http://callpod.com/](http://callpod.com/) It works for PCs, Macs, Iphones, Android, Windows phones… It lets you sync between them. You back your info up in a cloud, or direct to your PC/Mac. It also lets you set up an autowipe of your info, if 5 unsuccessful attempts to log in are made. There is a free version, if you want to try it out. The free version does not allow you to back up or sync, but you can at least get a feel for it. ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/7 "2011-11-11T17:25:47Z")
I use Password Safe on my PC and Android phone. I use Dropbox to keep them and all sorts of other things synced. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/8 "2011-11-11T21:54:17Z")
keepass is great. There is [ikeepass.de](http://ikeepass.de) for an ipad version. I use keepass plus dropbox to keep my encrypted passwords current between phone and home computer. My phone is an android phone so I have no personal knowledge about ikeepass. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/9 "2011-11-11T23:00:11Z")
> [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](#): > > You back your info up in a cloud, or direct to your PC/Mac. > It also lets you set up an autowipe of your info, if 5 unsuccessful attempts to log in are made. So does this mean that if I want to make your life miserable, all I have to do is attempt to log into your account five times and you are now locked out of all of your accounts? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/10 "2011-11-12T00:00:10Z")
I use [1Password](https://agilebits.com/onepassword) and can synch wirelessly between my Mac and my iPod touch. I see they have a version for Windows also. ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/11 "2011-11-12T02:17:27Z")
[SplashID](http://www.splashdata.com/splashid/) I’ve used it for years originally on Palm and now on Android. It syncs wirelessly with the desktop app. I’ve got hundreds of passwords on it. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/12 "2011-11-12T03:18:13Z")
I’m using Sticky Password, on a friend’s recommendation. He knows a lot more than I do about this kind of stuff… It seems to work pretty well… No problems yet… I don’t know if it syncs between devices. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/13 "2011-11-12T04:09:10Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Whatever you do, don’t use use LastPass. It’s apparently been compromised. [LastPass](http://lastpass.com/) had some sort of server anomaly some months ago, but the chances any passwords were actually compromised were [virtually nil](http://www.pcworld.com/article/227268/lastpass_ceo_explains_possible_hack.html) for users with strong master passwords. I still use it, and haven’t had any trouble with any of my passwords. It has plugins for Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Safari, and also has mobile apps available (though you need to purchase a premium subscription for the app, it’s only $12 per year). ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/14 "2011-11-12T06:07:28Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > I use [1Password](https://agilebits.com/onepassword) and can synch wirelessly between my Mac and my iPod touch. I see they have a version for Windows also. I second 1Password. Syncs between PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc. and syncs to Dropbox. Not cheap, but totally worth it. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/15 "2011-11-13T23:16:04Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > keepass is great. There is [ikeepass.de](http://ikeepass.de) for an ipad version. I use keepass plus dropbox to keep my encrypted passwords current between phone and home computer. My phone is an android phone so I have no personal knowledge about ikeepass. Solely because of this thread I am now using keepass and dropbox for my passwords. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/16 "2011-11-14T00:20:12Z")
I ended up getting DataVault, which seems to do everything I need just fine. Thanks for all the recommendations! ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/17 "2011-11-14T01:45:28Z")
And I use roboform ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/18 "2011-11-14T18:43:25Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > So does this mean that if I want to make your life miserable, all I have to do is attempt to log into your account five times and you are now locked out of all of your accounts? First, you would have to get hold of my iPod, and try it there. Once you did, and I got my iPod back, or got a new one, I would just have to backup all the passwords from the copy on my PC, which is also password protected. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/19 "2011-11-17T03:19:50Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > I use [1Password](https://agilebits.com/onepassword) and can synch wirelessly between my Mac and my iPod touch. I see they have a version for Windows also. Yep. We set this up a year or so back when we just had iPod Touches. To sync really seamlessly, you can use Dropbox. I think to do the wireless without Dropbox, you have to manually do a couple of steps. We set up the Windows version on a trial basis, because that was what was required to set up the Dropbox sync between our two iPods. But it only needed it to be there for the initial sync. The passwords themselves are protected by a pretty tough security algorithm which requires a pretty complex “master password” (well, it can be as complex as you want to make it). Basically I chose something that had meaning to us and only us and that’s the only thing we need to remember. The desktop version can interact with your browser and enter passwords from its store, which prevents them from being captured by keyloggers. It’s more expensive (20-30 dollars vs. the handheld 10 dollars or less). There’s also an Android version, but that is readonly - you can’t enter stuff in it. So it’s only useful if you have it running on a desktop or iPhone/iPod. Anyway - once you have it set up and do the Dropbox sync for the first time, it’s seamless and automatic after that. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439/20 "2011-11-17T05:42:51Z")
I too use KeePass, and store the file in my DropBox folder to keep it synced between devices. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439.md?page=2)