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I use a post-it note under the keyboard.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Depending on where your computer is, and who else has physical access to it, that's probably more secure. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Rename it sdrowssap.txt to double your security.
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But then I'd probably not be able to find it when I need it myself... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I wrote my own, using a binary file of my own format with encrypted content. It's not perfect but then I don't have anything worth stealing.
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1Password. I've been using it for over a decade, since it was Mac-only. I now use it on iOS, macOS and Windows, and it's been bullet-proof for me. I use it to store & generate passwords (most of my passwords now are 20+ characters of (effectively) line-noise), generate timed one-time passwords (aka 2-factor auth), store payment details for easy filling in, as well as storing 'secure notes'.
It is a subscription service, and does share passwords (encrypted, of course) in AgileBits's cloud, if those are deal-breakers to you.
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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I have been using RoboForm for over 15 years and use it to manage over 700 unique login/passwords. It has both local and cloud management of your encrypted password files. While I only use it on multiple desktop and laptop computers, it also has a mobile device version for your phone. You can find it here: RoboForm: Manage your passwords with ease and security[^]
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LastPass.com
I have been using this for years.
It works across all your devices.(If you want it to)
The Passwords are encrypted at rest, (and of course in transit)
You can download all your data, if you want a local copy.
They have a way to recover your data, should you be totally incapacitated.
Take a look at it before you commit.
Keep It Simple, keep it moving.
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I use a Rolodex.
Yes, I trust the (inanimate) thing, and yet, I do keep it under lock and key.
The entries are hand written ... so no printing effort, so no files of entries exist on any computer.
The handwritten entries are not literal, and disproportionally filled with e's and i's.
It is transportable in that is is reasonably compact. It travels well but is somewhat 'fragile'.
It has no electronics, no batteries, no chargers, no software and no electronic connections.
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1. Do you use them?
Yes
2. Do you trust them?
Not really, but about as much as anything else that's an option
3. Which one do you use?
LastPass
4. Why?
Because I used to use 1Password but ditched it for a number of reasons and settled on LastPass since it was free, seemed adequately secure, and worked on every one of my devices.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I also use LastPass.
A few years ago I read about password managers and liked the fact that LastPass does not know how to decrypt the passwords - if you loose your password then nobody can retrieve your passwords 
Works on Windows, MacOS and iOS.
Gilles Plante
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1. yes and NO. Yes at work because shared. no for personal.
2. Yes and No.
3. Keepass.
4. someone else likes it.
I personally use a three stage password depending upon the site.
a.I have two passwords that are throw away completely. they are used in combination with a fakeish email and I don't care if people hack them. there are no credit cards or any hoenest real information tied to them. I never use my real birthday adddress etc. unless I absolutely have too. IE work forms. IRS etc...
b. I have a password formula not unlike xkcd mentioned above. But enough different that I feel like a computer couldn't hack it easily and I can easily remember the password. I often record hints on what changed on these passwords in a text file on a local drive that is slightly encrypted. These are for sites like amazon, or other purchasing sites that have my credit card information.
c. One password to rule them all. I have one master password which might change slightly overtime. This is only for banking(wife only knows it) and a second one for secure transfers to my wife and children. They know the password and it is not easy to remember but we seem to do ok with just this one. It is written down only on a piece of paper in an envelop just in case.
That is my system. It works for me.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Like many others here, I wrote my own...so of course I trust it.
For portability (laptop or desktop) and security I wanted to use a single-file database that could be password protected and originally used SQL CE, but recently switched it to Access as it's much easier to share with family/friends.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Yes
Yes
KeePass
I don't recall how I came across it any more, but it seems to fit my needs. Has an Android version. Allows me to can store the file in the cloud and access it anywhere, rather than having to sync devices.
As I recall, the developer takes donations to pay for it. I'm not sure how active he is with it any more, so it might be behind the times.
In a general sense, I can't believe everyone doesn't use some pwd manager. Just have to remember one, but more importantly, you generate a strong password for your applications. You couldn't tell someone your banking password if you wanted to, because it's something like QW&$(nkfskdoeYIY, that you'd never remember (which is kind of the point, I think).
Good luck, you should follow up with your analysis and reasons why you landed on what you did.
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KeePass because it stores your encrypted passwords in a file that you control, not on a central server. The only thing that bothers me about it is that you have to trust different developers for the KeePass apps on the various OSs. For iOS, I counted 8 different apps that claim to be KeePass compatible. So which one do you trust? A few years ago, I had a problem with a KeePass app for Blackberry and, after contacting the developer, learned that the app was keeping a debug log that had unencrypted passwords in it. The developer fixed it in a subsequent release.
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1) Yes
2) Yes
3) PasswordMaker Pro
4) It's open source, very simple to use, doesn't store generated passwords and is fairly configurable. See 'passwordmaker.org' for more info.
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I have always used only Password Safe (free). I can not imagine not using a password manager. Somehow I accumulated 100+ passwords. "It is the way"
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I use one (Keypass, https://keypass.info) and I trust it. The price is right (free, although you can make a donation should you find it useful). I use it with both a master password and a keyfile and keep both stored in the cloud (Dropbox). With the database stored in the cloud you can install the client on any device and access it in the cloud. There's even a version for Android and you can make your Dropbox available to your Android device. I don't know about iOS, but there is a Mac client.
When I add a new entry, I just let the application create the password and I copy/paste it in the future. All I have to remember is the master password for the database and I'm good to go.
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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. KeePass.
4. I wanted a tool that offers a keyboard shortcut I can use any time to execute an auto-typing of my username and password, as I have to enter my VPN credentials many times a day.
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I work for a fortune 500 company that is serious about security. They only allow Keepass.
Bond
Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
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Keepass
Used with your online file storage option of choice, it provides an easy to use interface, open-source support for many platforms, free, way to manage your passwords.
Been using it for years.
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Has left us.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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The "hand of god" scored him this time.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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