Right now they are in my Notes folder which needs my face or a pin to access. But I’m thinking that is just not safe enough.
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I keep mine in my head. There is a handwritten booklet of passwords my wife would need if I get hit by a meteor that I keep in our safe.
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Do you use an iPhone/MacBook?
If so, the in-built Passwords app is fantastic. It generates hard to guess passwords, makes them available across all your Apple devices, and even lets you selectively share passwords with your family members.
Previously this function was available in Safari
If you’re a Chrome user it has a similar feature.
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I do have an iPhone. I’ve not heard of this feature.
I have mine in a small notebook on a bookshelf. I have a different password for everything. My laptop remembers most of them, but in case there is a problem, I have a written backup. I also have a passkey to get into my laptop when it’s turned on.
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In a password protected spreadsheet on my computer. In addition, my iphone has some (not all) in the passwords app.
You can search for the app on your phone.
When you create a new password on a website you will automatically be asked if you want to create a secure password. That’s the Passwords app working in the background.
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We used to use LastPass. Now we use the Apple password vault.
Everything goes into LastPass. Everything. Passwords, yes, but also SSNs, frequent flyer numbers, “security questions” and my made-up answers, etc. I also use Apple’s Passwords app on my iPhone / MacBook, but want to have an easier-to-access, more flexible copy of the data available as well.
As an example, in LastPass I have all of the family’s frequent flyer numbers, so when booking tickets, it’s all in one spot and I know how to pull it up. Because it’s all saved in an encrypted account online, if I were to lose my phone while traveling, I’d still have access to it all.
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(Not directed at you, but posting this as an FYI to whomever it may help)
Apple’s Passwords app works the same way. Everything is associated with your iCloud account, so even if you lose your phone you don’t lose all your passwords. It also automatically flags passwords that are weak, have appeared in hacks/data breaches, or are re-used across multiple sites.
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Just a note, having super-protected passwords has a potential downside. Have a plan for someone to access your passwords if something should happen to you. Ideally, something printed out and stored in a particular location with other important documents, with some sort of directions for how to get your most recently saved passwords. Include your phone passcode (and apple ID)!!! It might just make life a tad easier for a loved one during a very hard time.
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Ive noticed that app with recent iPhone updates. Do you have to use their passwords or can you create your own and it will store them?
@abasket you can create your own or use one that is generated by the app. The Password app replaces Keychain which is the original app that came with Apple products.
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Correct. And you can also manually add any username+password you want (which is helpful if you’re moving over passwords from elsewhere).
I find the “share” feature particularly useful for shared services like Netflix, Amazon, etc. If I update the password, my wife and daughter (who are part of that share group) automatically get the new password.
This feature used to previously exist within Safari. They’ve moved it out into its own app and added features.
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LOL, I confess, the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread was the phishing thread!!
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I have an old fashioned paper address book with the ABC tabs in it. My passwords are there, but really, one would need to know how I list the vendors…my husband and kids know!
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Our kid would just hack in to our accounts. Passwords? Too easy.
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Lol, I get that. But seriously, these things can be a huge pain, particularly types of 2FA that use an app on a phone that one may not have access to.
In a folder in my office in a file called invitations. My husband and kids know it’s there. But for myself they are my phone contacts but in code. So for example…..this is not the actual one but it will give you the idea, my Amazon password is under “rainforest “. If anyone can get into my phone and then figure these out, they deserve the password.
I have many in my brain (getting pretty full) and most are auto fill on my computer -