# Password Manager **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 16, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803 "2008-01-16T23:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/1 "2008-01-16T23:21:27Z")
Is there a password manager out there in cyberland that can take all my passwords (and I gotta lot of them!), organize them, and allow me to use just one password for everything I need a password for? I’m going nuts trying to remember (even recording) passwords. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/2 "2008-01-16T23:31:36Z")
Several. One such is [KeePass](http://keepass.info/). ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/3 "2008-01-16T23:36:41Z")
Firefox can do this by autosaving the passwords to individual sites and setting up one password to access Firefox itself. IE might have something similar although I can’t seem to locate it in to options. ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/4 "2008-01-16T23:53:59Z")
I use [Password Safe](http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/). It is very small, needs no install so I can carry the executable + keystore on my keyring flash drive, and easy to use. There is a Java version also, which I have not tried, which presumably runs on non-windows machines. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/5 "2008-01-17T00:03:50Z")
I use [Any Password](http://www.anypassword.com/). Works for me so far. ETA: Just noticed that the free version is apparently not fully compatible with Vista. I use XP, so that’s not a problem for me, but if you’re on Vista you might want to try something else. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/6 "2008-01-17T16:35:57Z")
[Roboform](http://roboform.com). Excellent program. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/7 "2008-01-17T16:50:57Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Firefox can do this by autosaving the passwords to individual sites and setting up one password to access Firefox itself. IE might have something similar although I can’t seem to locate it in to options. [/QUOTE] I use this, but it’s important to point out that when you clear all private data, the passwords are no longer saved. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/8 "2008-01-17T17:13:31Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] I use this, but it’s important to point out that when you clear all private data, the passwords are no longer saved. [/QUOTE] When you clear private data in Firefox, it gives you options of what to clear and you can easily uncheck “saved passwords.” ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-manager/433803/9 "2008-01-17T18:33:01Z")
[QUOTE=ticker] I use [Password Safe](http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/). It is very small, needs no install so I can carry the executable + keystore on my keyring flash drive, and easy to use. There is a Java version also, which I have not tried, which presumably runs on non-windows machines. [/QUOTE] And it’s endorsed by Bruce Schneier, so you know it’s secure.