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A few weeks ago, my dad passed away and I discovered that my mom had no idea of anything regarding their online accounts. I was able to use a variation of a password I knew he used to get into his Norton’s Identity Vault which had the login information for roughly 60% of their accounts, and I foresee the need of me to have access to their accounts in the near future.

She is currently using the Norton’s Identity Vault but I will be getting rid of it as soon as the subscription is over due to the Norton suite’s heavy footprint on the system. Ideally I’d like a manager that is easy to use and that automatically updates. I’m not interested in LastPass due to their recent acquisition by LogMeIn. I’ve never used a password manager before, so I’d like to get some recommendations from the best IT people on the net!

In addition to your recommendation, please let me know why you like it.

@LastPass

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KeePass is free and awesome. I use it at work and home.

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Say hello to my little friend!

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Kidding of course, we use OKTA SSO
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That’s pretty close to what I used to figure out the password to the Norton Identity Vault.

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I’m a fan of Dashlane. Its free on one device or $40 a year to sync across all your devices. It also has a browser plugin to populate your passwords similar to LastPass. The fact that it has a mobile app was the key for me.

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Hi Sean,

If it’s security you’re looking for then check out Keeper. We are the only zero-knowledge password manager that is SOC-2 Type II compliant. You won’t find the level of convenience with KeePass that you will get with Keeper - Keeper is platform-wide with syncing across devices and includes browser extensions, native desktop/mobile apps across all major OS’s.

We are currently offering 50% off migration - DM me for the discount code if you are interested.

@Keeper_Security

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A big fan of Hypersocket single sign on. I’ve been recommending it to everyone I know! Its free so worth a try https://www.hypersocket.com/en/products/sso

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In my last life (IT company of around 120 employees), we used Secret Server from Thycotic. Worked well for both personal and shared passwords.

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Thanks for the shout out Phil! Another cool feature is the ability to set an emergency contact. You can set up all passwords, or just some of them to go to a deemed party in the instance that something happens. Say for instance I set my brother as my go-to. He can request access to my Dashlane and I can set parameters like a 2 day waiting period where if I don’t say no, he’d be granted access.

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Thanks a lot for recommending us Fleetwood and awesome to hear that Thycotic Secret Server worked out well for you and your team!

Sean- My name is Jordan and I’m Thycotic’s Digital Community Manager. I’d love to learn more about your password management needs. Are you just looking for a personal password manager? I wouldn’t recommend our solution for your mother’s use unfortunately as this is am enterprise password manager for IT admins to manage their shared privileged account credentials. We support the password management needs for over 180,000 IT admins world-wide in a variety of team sizes and environments. Thycotic is the fastest to install, easiest to use and most affordable enterprise class solution of its kind. We also have a special deal running now for our Secret Server Express Edition . It’s just $10/year for 100 users and 1,000 credentials. If you are looking for an enterprise solution then I definitely recommend you give us a try! We also allow for free trials so you can fully test out the functionality. I hope this helps, but if you have any other questions don’t hesitate to contact me.

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NOT LastPass.

BAZINGA! ::flees::

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+1 for Dashlane. It’s a nice, very well-designed app and, for the less technically-minded, is maybe a bit easier to use than KeePass or other alternatives.

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+1 for Dashlane, especially if you’re only gong to use it on one device. KeyPass is easy to use, and free, but Dashlane is even easier.

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Lucky you i read that last line faster then i could load a shotgun… :stuck_out_tongue:

Post-it notes. A security guy’s worst nightmare

I stick with the best system for keeping passwords. The brain… The day i can’t remember my own passwords anymore 's the day i retire.

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Sorry about your Dad.

Depending on the level of password we store ours in Outlook, purely because it is just a list and can be shared as needed. We don’t use password managers in our company (95+ employees) because we expect employees to manage this type of thing individually.

For higher security info we have an IT notebook where login details are kept. A bit of a step up from the Post-It…

As our offices are behind locked doors and has a very strict security system our Manager doesn’t see any need to do away with that system. Passwords that matter ie Administrator are not written down unless its to advise a change, and expected to be remembered.

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I use KeePass at home and also in the office. Its free and works on almost every device.

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I just switched from LastPass to SafeInCloud. It stores your (obviously encrypted) password database in Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive so you can sync across devices. The service itself is free, and they have both paid and free apps for mobile. The browser addon is pretty simple, and actually more secure than LastPass because you have to enter your master password any time you want to fill in login info. It also will give you an automatic security audit and flag any duplicate or weak passwords for you.

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LastPass seems very good, but theirs been a lot of negative comments since they have partnered with LogMeIn.

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On that basis, I should have been put out to pasture years ago.

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Have to mention it because I didn’t see it here.

I’ve recently started using Enpass and love it. No subscription cost. Free on the desktop (pay for mobile apps). Store the database in your personal cloud storage.

I love absolutely love it.