How do you deal with the fact that some passwords <i>have</i> to be shared?<p>From less vital services like Netflix to rather important ones like the water and power companies' sites, I find myself having no choice but to share passwords with my wife.<p>I've gone from wanting to use a simple shared Google Sheets spreadsheet, to considering writing a password storage solution myself (egads), to thinking a password manager would be best. However, I'm somewhat unsure if that's really the best way <i>and</i> don't know which one(s) to trust the most.<p>What would HN suggest?<p>(We're both macOS and iOS users, if relevant.)
I'm sold on Lastpass. It allows sharing of passwords and even will allow you to share a password that the other user doesnt get to see.
I pay the $12/yr subscription so I don't know if this is available in the free version.
I use KeePass. It's an offline password manager, so you don't have to worry about trusting a cloud provider to have good security practices. You can sync it using OwnCloud or rsync or whatever you do trust. I use SpiderOak.<p>I secure mine using a unique password and an SSH key. If you do use a cloud sync service, <i>never</i> sync the SSH key. Keep a copy of it on a USB drive hidden somewhere in your home, and then just copy it onto any device that might need it.<p>(You definitely can use this system on a mobile phone, but I find it too risky. There are probably ways to make it more secure to have these files on your phone.)