Q: password software methodologies (and keychain)
i am looking to fine tune my use of passwords on my various computers and i am wondering if someone wouldn't mind offering their expertise in a remedial tutorial.
the issue is that i have safari on a laptop and a desktop and these are connected via icloud. i also have an iphone. presumably all of these are connected to the same (?) KEYCHAIN which stores passwords for things like websites and credit cards and autocompleting personal information i guess.
then i also have the 1Pass software for the mac.
i tend to store passwords in the 1Pass software but also click to confirm storage of passwords on keychain. however, i don't understand how all this works or if they are related or completely independent or what.
for instance, if i am paying for something online keychain nicely stores my credit card data.
if i am logging into a website the 1Pass safari plugin nicely stores my login information
however, i keep a backup of my passwords in notetaking software as i seem to frequently need it (for instance when the password in 1Pass is not working for some reason). also, these are safe passwords but not exceptionally safe passwords that are generated by an algorithm. i would like to move to safer passwords but i can't figure out how this would work.
1. 1Pass does not seem to enter passwords into ANY website that i access so i sometimes have to ACCESS the database and FIND the website and then manually enter the information.
2. 1Pass does not seem to automatically enter date into a website on the IPHONE when in safari (i guess there is no iOS plugin?) so in this case when i land on a page that i need to do something with - i need to BACK OUT of safari, get into 1Pass, FIND THE WEBSITE and then navigate to the website via the 1Pass app and then try to login to the site. this is a major pain.
3. /if/ a password does not work in 1Pass and /if/ i didn't record the password manually in notetaking software, what would i do? i guess i would reset the password via the website and enter the new password in 1Pass.
4. how does KEYCHAIN interface with all this? does it work the same or somehow it is working in the background? does KEYCHAIN only autocomplete passwords and logins in safari or does it ask for a prompt to do this? if i don't get a prompt to add a password to keychain can i add it myself?
5. what happens in the above workflows when i am using someone else's phone because my battery died or if i have to use someone else's computer?! i guess i could log onto my iCloud account if it is a trusted friend's computer and get access to safari passwords via keychain? would i do this on someone else's iPhone? i mean, i couldn't do it on someone else's non-iphone could i? and how do i access 1Pass when not using one of my devices?
6. give question #5, it seems almost mission critical to keep a list of passwords in notetaking software that is independent of the software (1Pass and/or Keychain). is there a way to export all this information to an easily accessible document that i could keep with me or print out?
THANKS
iPhone 6, iOS 8
Posted on Aug 15, 2016 7:47 AM
