Shoutout to the free password manager I found after my email got hacked

My Gmail got broken into last week because I reused the same password on a sketchy forum. Downloaded Bitwarden, set up a master password, and it auto-generated unique ones for everything. Anyone else switch to a manager after a scare and have tips for remembering the master key?

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kelly_hart2812d ago

I kept all my passwords in a notebook for years after a manager lost my data. Bitwarden is just another company that can get hacked or go down. My master key is a phrase from a song I like, written on paper in a safe place. Tech fixes make people lazy about real security habits. You still have to remember which password goes where if the app fails. I trust my own system more than any software.

david12312d ago

My old boss did the same thing with a spreadsheet, total nightmare.

umamurphy12d ago

Yeah but that notebook can burn or get stolen too lol. Bitwarden is open source and encrypted, so even if they get hacked your data is scrambled. Plus you can back it up yourself, best of both worlds.