I store all of my passwords in firefox’s built-in password manager. They auto-fill into websites, sync to my phone, notify me if one appears publicly, and I can generate strong new passwords conveniently. The pw vault is stored encrypted in the cloud as far as I know, but I don’t really know the technical details. I presume that it’s just as secure as using a “proper” manager.

Is there a problem with not using a dedicated password manager? I used to use LastPass but then… I stopped. And at the time I didn’t see anything wrong with just sticking with FF.

Using Firefox is fine right? If so, what’s the benefit of something like BitWarden/etc over the built-in one?

  • uuj8za@piefed.socialEnglish
    8·
    13 hours ago

    One of the huge benefits of using a third party manager is that your data is more portable! If you wanna use Firefox today, cool. But what if you want to use Safari tomorrow? Or Chrome later? Don’t self vendor lock yourself. I see those built-in OS/browser password managers as traps to prevent you from leaving.

      • uuj8za@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago
        1. Exporting and importing passwords is a time-consuming, annoying process
        2. There’s no guarantee your exported data will be entirely (or partially) compatible with the destination app

        My migration from 1Password to Bitwarden was both of those things.

        Vendor lock in doesn’t mean it’s impossible to move. It means there’s a huge burden to move.

    • kubok@fedia.io
      4·
      11 hours ago

      Adding to this already good post, a side benefit of a service like Vaultwarden is that you can use the same password management system among all your devices.