• Yeah2206@infosec.pub
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    1 year ago

    I also use Bitwarden. I would recommend it to anyone who can benefit from a cloud-based password manager because the basic functionality is free and the more advanced features (premium, family) are very affordable.

    Using Bitwarden safely will make your digital life safer, but it will most likely be more complicated than it is now. You will need to:

    • Use a randomly generated password for the master password, which is unintuitive but increases your safety
    • Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for all of your accounts that offer it.
    • Make an encrypted backup of your Bitwarden vault.
    • Create an emergency sheet with your master password, 2FA recovery key, and other important information.
    • Plan for what will happen to your passwords if you become sick or die.

    You can think about increasing your safety/convenience step by step by keeping a book of password (which can be lost, so has to be kept secure and probably make backup) with

    1. Random password/passphrase generator
    2. Yubikey + recovery numbers
    3. Drop the book, use an offline password manager (which some consider safer)
    4. Switch to cloud-based cross-platform password manager, which maximizes convenience
    • Cinnamon3431@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for your input! I’ve been using Bitwarden for some time now, but recently broke my phone and thereby lost my 2FA keys. That made me realize that I could lock myself out of all my accounts overnight and I don’t have any backup plan. (luckily I could fix the phone) What’s worse if this happens to people I’ve recommended to use Bitwarden D: I will follow the steps you’ve mentioned and make sure to help friends and family to impliment them aswell!!