[OPLINTECH] Password manager for staff?

[Chad Neeper]

I've used KeePass for years for my own password manager. It a FOSS password
manager. It can share a database between multiple users, according to this
<https://keepass.info/help/base/multiuser.html>. However, I haven't done
that myself, so YMMV.

Actually, I lied a little bit. I *used* KeePass for years when I was
running Windows on my computer. Now I'm running Manjaro linux and using
KeePassXC (KeePass Cross-Platform Community Edition). But it's still using
the exact same KeePass database. Semantics.

I'm not sure I'd necessarily foist KeePass upon general staff, though. It's
pretty powerful and has useful features (like history of changes, which
you'd definitely want with multiple users). Useful features and power are
fine for a power user, but would probably just confuse the general staff.
There seem to be quite a few password managers, add-ons/extensions, phone
apps, etc. that use the same KeePass database, however. So maybe there's
something out there that provides a simple UI for the "simple" folk. It
might be worth digging/Googling around to learn a little bit about it. Some
places to start:
https://keepass.info/
https://keepassxc.org/

Maybe it'll help you; maybe it won't. Either way, good luck!
Chad

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On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 2:56 PM Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Does your library use a password manager for staff? If so, could you share
> some details like which product, whether all staff have it, how you like
> it, whether you got some sort of discount, etc.?
>
> It seems like this would be a very useful thing because of all the
> passwords people have to manage, plus the need to share passwords with
> groups (we try to minimize shared local accounts of course, but there's
> always social media, etc.). It would be nice to be able to easily and
> securely give a new employee access to the shared passwords they need, or
> to share password changes securely, or to allow staff the option to have an
> app on their phone to store things like their Windows password. This would
> give people an alternative to writing down passwords on post-its, in email,
> in procedure manuals, etc.
>
> Phil
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