r/Passwords

Hi sorry I’m kind of a noob when it comes to pcs but I just bought a new one off of Jawa from a seller but have kept the same monitor. I plugged it into my monitor and am using my old password and telling me it’s wrong. It won’t bring me to my Microsoft login and just makes me answer security questions but those are wrong too 😭. Idk what to do and I’ve tried troubleshooting and entering safe mode. Pls help !!

Watching movies thru my Xbox thru my email it keeps coming up incorrect password after I go in and change it with my email and Microsoft. This happed yesterday and now again today help any suggestions??

Need some advice here. Everyone now says use a password manager. In my Chromebook , I can use the google password manager or my iPhone the password app. Which one is more secure. What happens if my Google or iCloud gets hacked. Can they steal my passwords. I have 2 factor authentication enabled. Thanks in advance

I run a one-man MSP focused on seniors (65+). My needs are very different from a typical B2B setup.

What I actually do:

• help seniors who forgot their password.
• Walk them through over the phone how to log into their password manager.
• Set up new devices on site (phones, tablets, computers) and retrieve their saved passwords from the other devices.
• Lots of other stuff thats not really MSP related with remotes, mobile devices, and IOT, more a 'here is a step by step guide for next time'

What I need from a password manager:

• Per-user pricing (ideally <$5/user/month) with NO arbitrary family cap (5 or 6 users is too small – I need to scale)
• I can be the "admin" and have the ability to help a client recover their account if they forget their master password
• Shared vaults (I put their passwords in a vault we both can see)
• Works on mobile (iOS/Android) and desktop browsers
• Zero-knowledge encryption (provider can't see passwords)
• Dead simple UI – seniors need to be able to find their passwords without calling me every time

What I don't need:

• Enterprise features (SCIM, directory sync, granular roles, etc.)
• Built-in VPN, dark web monitoring, or other fluff
• A multi-tenant MSP console (I'm fine managing each client separately, even on site)

Ive looked at family and enterprise level plans, and dont think ive found a sweet spot for what im doing. Either too few users, too many features, or my lack of deeper tech knowledge just makes me look and say, yikes.

Has anyone found a password manager that works well for this specific use case? What goes on at senior centers? Managed care? I'm tired of tools built for IT departments. I need something built for "grandma forgot her password again."

TIA

Hi. I've got this email:

Some of your saved passwords were found on the internet.

I went to my Google Account (via browser not the link from the email) and it said that Facebook password was compromised, and this password was found on Microsoft Authenticator. Microsoft Authenticator doesn't support passwords for some time now. I've deleted all passwords from Microsoft Authenticator few years ago. I did the same with Password Manager that is provided by Google (also few years ago). Only place where my passwords are currently saved are Apple Passwords. I've created unique password for my Facebook account via Apple Passwords in 2024, never used this password on any other sites and never logged onto Facebook from any other devices than any phone I'm using currently or I was using in the past. I did get the same exact mail in the past too. When I try to check what password was leaked it only shows me those "passwords dots" when I click on "eye icon" to see the password. Basically nothing changes if I click to see or unsee the password, it's only dots like those -> ••••••••. In the past it was the same. Got an email that my FB account password was found leaked, when I clicked the "eye icon" to see the passwords it was only dots. What is this email?

Sarò breve: come gestite i vostri pin e le vostre password? Avete un password manager per gestirli oppure andate a memoria? Password unica per tutto? La domanda è rivolta sia alla gestione dei dispositivi mobile che desktop.

In my previous organisation, my manager wanted me to generate some passwords with a certain pattern like Was@18765 (three chars, a special char and 5 numerals in fixed positions). Out of all password generators, I found KeePass password generator to do this job best. (https://keepass.info/help/base/pwgenerator.html)

But that is only available for Windows. So, now I made a simple JavaScript using GenAI for the same.

https://gist.github.com/HemanthJabalpuri/7048ac6ad92e8c33c4306b10d3b14b8b

Let me know your thoughts