Security: Password Management Tool for My Mum - Don't Mind Paying a few $ a Year or Once off

grang on 23/12/2019 - 14:17

Any advice on what password manager my mum can use (and I can support easily)

She is 60 something (will never allow me to disclose the real number!. more like 50 with a bit of Ozzie level taxes) and quite with the stuff… but the passwords as her many tools she uses for her business and personal digital life is growing, is getting too much… and every now and then she uses her email password to create a new account using that email as the sign-on… (Whoops!)

Any advice on an easy to use password manager.

She uses - Android phone (Xiaomi Mi5s), Google accounts and digital products, Windows10 PC, Ipad.

Thx

Find Me A Bargain Password Manager

Comments

  • Hybroid on 23/12/2019 - 14:23
    +2

    Lastpass and 1Password are pretty much known to be industry standard. I just use Firefox's built in and iPhone auto generates high security passwords though.

    More paid options: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/password%20manager

  • trustnoone on 23/12/2019 - 14:33
    +1

    I also use lastpass, have never bought a subscription. Works great for me on android and and PC, only issue is if you use 2 factor authentication I have to re-do authentication every 30 days which is easy for me, but no idea about your mum.

  • scrimshaw on 23/12/2019 - 14:39
    +1

    I got my parent to also use Lastpass. We don't pay a single cent, the free Tier is enough.

    • grang on 23/12/2019 - 19:44

      this sounds great.Xmas present will be setting this all up!

  • FickleRick on 23/12/2019 - 15:18
    +8

    Bitwarden! It's open source while staying completely simple to use, highly rated and free for normal use. Syncs across all devices. I came from msecure etc scam pricing where they make you pay every time they create a new version :(

    • yippy on 23/12/2019 - 16:10

      Might have to check Bitwarden out. I'm still using mSecure 4 which I bought 8 years ago.

    • scotty on 23/12/2019 - 16:12

      Yeah I switched to Bitwarden earlier this year after being a paying customer of LastPass for more than 10 years (and had enough of all the short-comings).

    • Kozhutki on 23/12/2019 - 16:56

      bitwarden is excellent

  • Iangh on 23/12/2019 - 16:24

    I use free Lastpass. Also read good things about Bitwarden.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/12/2019 - 16:26

    I got the family sub of 1Password for my family as I was already using it. Absolutely recommended for people split between iOS,macOS,Windows and Google. It will give yo warnings if you have re-used passwords as well, so you can take action to change them.

  • Ugly on 23/12/2019 - 16:35
    +1

    I use Dashlane. I tried the free version and liked it enough to pay for a subscription.
    The paid version will sync your passwords across all of your devices (PC, phone, iPad etc), and can also be accessed from any browser if you need to login on someone else’s machine.

  • thatonethere on 23/12/2019 - 17:11
    +2

    I ended up using a whiteboard in their study. Much easier.

  • SBOB on 23/12/2019 - 18:10

    Lastpass, free version
    Works fine, easy to setup and well reviewed

  • Jimmycfc on 23/12/2019 - 18:26
    +1

    Lastpass

  • gk0r on 23/12/2019 - 19:04
    +1

    Lastpass is all you'll ever need.

  • dingdong3000 on 23/12/2019 - 19:46

    Bitwarden is my go to

  • cohiba on 24/12/2019 - 02:26

    Consider Keepass as it's opensource, compatible across multiple platforms and free. Perhaps avoid a cloud based product.

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