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1Password vs BitWarden (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by schmurnan@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Just wondered what people are using for their password management.

I’m currently using 1Password on a family subscription for both password management and 2FA (and then Authy for the 1Password 2FA). But I’m seeing a lot more posters — particularly since joining Lemmy — championing BitWarden (either cloud or self hosted) and Raivo OTP as a cheaper, almost-as-functional alternative.

So is it worth the switch? Will I lose out on anything by doing so?

I’m currently running BitWarden with a free account to see if I can live with it. But I must admit, 1Password is a staple app for me and one that I would say is priceless to my workflow and setup.

Just interested in your thoughts and trying to stimulate conversation!

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[–] flurry@lemmy.world 105 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

Bitwarden is open source (https://github.com/bitwarden) and was audited by privacytools.io, so I’m in team bitwarden !

It is perfectly integrated with all my devices and browsers, and it’s free to use.

[–] Auduras@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Question for you since you mentioned how it's integrated with all your devices. I currently do not use a PW manager (I know, shame on me). Let's say I get bitwarden, do I need to go back and change every password on every website to the bitwarden-generated password?

It just seems like I'm "In too deep" in a way where it'll be a pain in the ass to set up.

[–] flurry@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have stored your credentials in your browser, you can export them to Bitwarden. It’s fairly easy and will save you a lot of time.

The point of using Bitwarden (or any password manager) is that you have no idea what your password is. From a security pov you « should » update your credentials but no need to rush, one step a time 👍🏼

[–] DeriHunter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I started using bitwarden half a year ago and this is what I did. But once again moved, I Figured it worth nothing if I have weak and shared passwords across apps and sites. so eagrly I changed all the password on accounts that hold my financing details (bank, google, PayPal, etc..) and then lazily, every time I had to go to a site like lemmy for instance I changed it on the way

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