How to manage passwords in Vivaldi
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@pathduck: I use the same program to regularly export my passwords to .CSV, put them into a spreadsheet and encrypt with Sophos Free Encryption (and old XP era programme no longer supported).
Then clear them all and use the spreadsheet on a flash drive and decrypt/encrypt get my passwords.
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@greybeard Sounds like a fair enough solution to me. Just remember a really dedicated attacker with access to your hard-drive might able to find traces of the unencrypted file on your system even after deletion, or the file could be left in a temporary directory after you've decrypted them, depending on how the decryption works.
Personally I'm not super-paranoid, so stuff like encrypted file-systems with Bitlocker seems like overkill - I just create an encrypted archive with 7zip. If you want to find a replacement for the Sophos software, I would recommend you use 7zip-encryption with a strong password, it uses AES-256 which is considered very secure.
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@Pathduck It is a thought. The Sophos package also includes a Secure Delete function that my AV regards as a PUP and wants to remove it (same with Sysinternals SDelete) so I have to whitelist these programmes.
May be a good alternative.
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@greybeard Secure delete works just fine with the built in windows command "cipher" in PowerShell or in the command window too. You find the explanation in the cipher help for the parameter /w
(I like doing as much stuff as possible with the tools that are built in - sometimes it is really astonishing to see how far you can come without using any external tools. Additional benefits: Always up to date, no AV complaints and keeps the system lean )
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@QuHno I have heard of Cipher but was under the impression it was to clear empty space(?)...
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I left Bitwarden for Myki. I prefer it and find it more privacy oriented.
Myki all the way
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@greybeard yes. You delete content of the folder and then use it with the /w parameter on the folder - it cleans up and overwrites securely all stuff that was there with multiple passes and different patterns.
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This is great, Vivaldi team, BUT we need, more than ever, to be sure that no one can access our passwords (and better yet no other profile/session data) even if they get access to our OS account (be it an admin, wife, whoever). This is really crucial, there's no security for many of us otherwise, so it should be handled with top priority. Thanks.
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@Pathduck said in How to manage passwords in Vivaldi:
I also use KeepAss
You made me chuckle, thanks
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@MaxKarlErnst said in How to manage passwords in Vivaldi:
You made me chuckle, thanks
Not sure if I should admit if that was intended or not
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This feature is broken for Release 2.10 for Linux o/s.
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I believe that the password system in Vivaldi works quite well and securely, at least enough for me. The only sites where Vivaldi does not save passwords and auto-filling, it is on the bank pages, as it should be. For the rest, I don't have such important things that can arouse an interest as if they were secrets of the Pentagon. My 8-9 sign passwords that I usually use is enough for me.
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@ryofurue said in How to manage passwords in Vivaldi:
Bitwarden does not fill the username and password fields for me. Currently I have to copy-n-paste
BW extension is filling in logins fine for me here, via hotkey. I have V's password function turned off.
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I wish I could get this to work correctly. My PC mobo shorted out and I'm trying to rebuild passwords on a backup machine. If I ever had an "encryption" password I have no idea what it is so sync won't help. I have exported passwords from a laptop to a csv file and tried to import them (in the Vivaldi "file" menu), but it does NOT import them. I am disappointed in this process again. I do keep a database of passwords elsewhere so I will rebuild it by hand.
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@iamjohngalt
Hi, you cant import passwords via file menu.
chrome://settings shows underlying Chromium settings, search for passwords and in the 3 dot menu choose import.Cheers, mib
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Im having a weird and annoying problem in vivaldi for linux...i have ALL my pass stored but...NONE appears! in vivaldi://settings/passwords my passwords area IS EMPTY. have a message: saved passwords will appear here...i already delete my user folder (/home/supercharger/.config/vivaldi/) and reinstall, but the problem still. How i made to the passwords apppears in my browser settings? How can i export it, since just the import button are available?
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Hi. This blog post seems partially outdated, at least regarding MacOS.
I use Vivaldi (from 3.4 to 3.7) on MacOS (from 10.13 to 10.15), and Vivaldi's stored passwords are definitely not located in the MacOS provided keychain.
Too bad ! It would be so much easier if Vivaldi's stored passwords would be located with all other passwords and credentials in the OS managed user keychain...
Doing so, they would be shared between Safari and Vivaldi, avoiding having two different secure password storage repositories and the unavoidable out-of-sync- annoyance of duplicated storage.
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Also Norton password manager is an alternative. Passwords save at cloud and edit ability.
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This Vivaldi explanation is nonsense. I find Vivaldi password management insecure to the point of being dangerous. Once you're in the browser it pretty much allows a user to view any password you have saved. It's all or nothing system. There should always be a prompt with a master password as Firefox does. Someone casually coming upon my browser if I have forgotten to lock my machine while I step out should not be able to reveal all my passwords and take a photo. That is some thoughtless bull***t. That's apart from the other valid points made by users here that other systems are also vulnerable. But Vivaldi system is so open that it's almost an invitation for even a casual person walking by to steal your passwords.
This is the first thing they should improve, not an afterthought.