Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago#113,778
If you don't use pass, you should just give up right now and post photo copies of your IDs, government documents, credit card numbers, and bank accounts. Pass is superior to all other managers because
It's simple.
It has no bloated features or GUI to get in your way.
It can automatically copy the password to the clipboard.
It encrypts the password files as human-readable text files with your GPG key.
Each password is stored as a single file and can be renamed through the program or through simply renaming the file. Hierarchical organisation can be done simply through your file system's directory structure.
It seamlessly integrates with git and can be backed up and managed effortlessly through pass' git pass-through feature (hahaha! get it? pass, pass through lmao!!).
It can be used to store arbitrary notes in addition or in place of a password. That is, you can use it to easily keep notes that you don't want touching your disk in unencrypted form.
It can be used to easily generate random passwords.
It can generate passwords with or without special characters if the website doesn't for some reason accept them.
Backing up to remote, untrusted, even public servers is safe provided you keep your GPG key secret.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 33 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,259,752
@1,259,749 (tteh !MemesToDNA) > I stay far away from anything cloud based, even if they're all the rage nowadays.
With pass, you can use which ever remote git server you want, or none at all. Just keep your private key safe and password protect it and Bob's your uncle.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,259,755
@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA) > According to the utility's author, KeePass was one of the first password management utilities to use security-enhanced password edit controls, in this case one called CSecureEditEx.[24] The author makes several claims regarding the security of the control and its resistance to password revealing utilities; however, the author does not cite or make any references to any third-party testing of the control to corroborate the claims of its security.[25]
Anonymous C replied with this 2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,259,771
@1,259,765 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
I just do not understand why anyone would like Windows. It is the de facto OS for gaming, but that is coincidental. It's bloated, clunky, not user-friendly, crashes and freezes. Why do you like it?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 48 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,259,814
@previous (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
it probably has one of those newfangled "apps". me? i write my passwords on little scraps of paper and tape them to the wall. when they fall off i use my email address to reset the password