1password provides a recovery packet that you print out and put somewhere safe in case all else fails.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 6:32 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > My master password will reside only in my little grey cells. > > If it gets stolen then the PWD manager company might go out of business. > > They probably don’t store it, probably a public private key thing behind > the curtain. > > > > The one I am trying (Bitwarden) has a way to get it back from your > biometric facility on your phone. > > So when Chili Palmer wants your password, he will just hold your phone to > your face….. > > > > During this trial of Bitwarden today. I was actually using Chrome as my > password manager for most things. > > Not sure what I though a password manager was/is. Becoming more clear > now. > > > > Not sure how much I trust Chrome. I like that Bitwarden can store almost > anything in their system and I can get to it anywhere. > > And none of my passwords are on by browser anymore. > > > > BTW, I discovered a flaw in Excel where a protected sheet would become > unprotected. That left me uneasy. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 4:48 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Password managers > > > > I figured his question would be what if I lose my master password, or it > gets stolen. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 5:32 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Password managers > > > > If you trust Google manage your passwords, it's OK. It works. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 1/7/2026 3:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > If I let Google save my password to the password manager am I leaving a > security hole? > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 4:11 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Password managers > > > > I don’t know how they work. Gonna have to see if there is a youtube on > them. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ryan Ray > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 2:43 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Password managers > > > > You'd be absolutely crazy in 2026 to be running without a password > manager, Chuck. > > > > 1Password > > Keeper > > Bitwarden > > > > In that order. > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > It depends on your settings. > > Of course, you need to unlock the app, but it has options for auto-fill, > or you can click on the login & it will present you with options (in case > you have multiple logins for a site), and so on. > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 1/6/2026 7:11 PM, Chuck wrote: > > So when a login dialog box pops up, what happens? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jan 6, 2026, at 11:49 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We have been using BitWarden for the last few years. It's not the simplest > manager around, but it allows me and Georgia to share passwords for joint > accounts, and it is open source (the only one I know of that is). It also > supports passkeys for websites that support it. It works across all > platforms (Windows/mac/Linux,Android/iOS), and it's got plugins for Chrome, > Brave, Edge, Safari, and Firefox. > > $40/year for a 6-user license. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 1/6/2026 10:21 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Got totally scammed. Login.gov supposedly sent me a very official looking > email saying someone had logged in a few hours ago. Nobody logged in a few > hours ago. I scanned the header and it looked legit. > > > > It recommended that I change my password. Clicked the change password > button (without looking at the URL it was directing me to) and went to a > very official looking page. > > > > But it only asked for the new password once. That should have stopped me > but I still clicked. Then immediately tried to login with the new password > and I realized I was cooked. So I immediately changed passwords on sites > that used that old password and properly changed the password on login.gov > > > > I am seriously considering going to a password managers. I know nothing > about them, how they work or if they are trustworthy. I use 2FA everywhere > I can. > > > > Opinions? > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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