Advice Request If you switch to Bitwarden, upgrade to Premium!

[Ink]

Long time LastPass Free users will overlook the security benefits of data leak services.

Time to think up some lame excuses about how you can use free services instead. Right? Wrong.

Following the Changes to LastPass Free (separate thread).

I went for 1Password's free trial, and with Watchtower I discovered a lot about my passwords and sites for these reasons:

• LP made Free features into Premium plans years ago and therefore never notified.
• LP allows saving unsecured websites without any post-warnings for Free users (ie. http://* instead of https://*)

A 14-day free trial is plenty of time to decide and get used to their apps.

Going to Bitwarden...?​

If you are switching from LastPass Free to Bitwarden, I recommend upgrading to their Premium plan which includes Vault Health Reports.

By the looks of it, it's similar to Watchtower and it is only $1 per month, or $10 per year.

 

[R2D2]

Got to know about Bitwarden on MWT and have been a subscriber since the past few years now, probably 2017/18. At $10/year it's worth the money paid. Yeah it doesn't have all the gimmicks other PMs do like VPNs etc but heck this one does a fine job as a PM and for your secure notes.

 

[jetman]

Long time LastPass Free users will overlook the security benefits of data leak services.

Time to think up some lame excuses about how you can use free services instead. Right? Wrong.

Following the Changes to LastPass Free (separate thread).

I went for 1Password's free trial, and with Watchtower I discovered a lot about my passwords and sites for these reasons:

• LP made Free features into Premium plans years ago and therefore never notified.
• LP allows saving unsecured websites without any post-warnings for Free users (ie. http://* instead of https://*)

A 14-day free trial is plenty of time to decide and get used to their apps.

Going to Bitwarden...?​

If you are switching from LastPass Free to Bitwarden, I recommend upgrading to their Premium plan which includes Vault Health Reports.

By the looks of it, it's similar to Watchtower and it is only $1 per month, or $10 per year.

The only concern I would have about Watchtower and Vault Health is how they work.

For example, are they automatically sending all of your passwords (unencrypted) to a site like haveIbeenpwnd for checking ?
Even if this isn't the case wouldn't they need to decrypt your passwords on their own servers in order to check against a database ?

If so, doesn't this represent something of a security risk ?

 

[Ink]

The only concern I would have about Watchtower and Vault Health is how they work.

For example, are they automatically sending all of your passwords (unencrypted) to a site like haveIbeenpwnd for checking ?
Even if this isn't the case wouldn't they need to decrypt your passwords on their own servers in order to check against a database ?

If so, doesn't this represent something of a security risk ?

They do not, all checks are done locally.

Yes, there is a small risk IF you re-use similar passwords. Go to "Your passwords are never sent to us or anyone else" from the link below.

As explained here: About Watchtower privacy in 1Password

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Anyone can also easily use this password feature without 1Password at all.
It simple use Haveibeenpwned which is free for anyone.

They provide also RSS feed with all new leaks which I use.

 

[Ink]

Anyone can also easily use this password feature without 1Password at all.
It simple use Haveibeenpwned which is free for anyone.

They provide also RSS feed with all new leaks which I use.

Free but not efficient for the average Internet user.

Bitwarden Premium, 1Password (and others) offer this as a premium service for making your life easier.

If you use Bitwarden, consider upgrading to Premium, plus added benefits.

 

[jetman]

They do not, all checks are done locally.

Yes, there is a small risk IF you re-use similar passwords. Go to "Your passwords are never sent to us or anyone else" from the link below.

As explained here: About Watchtower privacy in 1Password

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Thanks for clarifying that- if its all done locally then I guess that's OK.

 

[Eggnog]

I'm testing 1Password and BitWarden at the same time. I just started the 14-day 1Password trial and am using the free BitWarden for the time being. I'll probably have a good idea by next weekend which I will choose. Right now, 1Password looks pretty slick but I am going to check both out.

 

[JB007]

I'm testing 1Password and BitWarden at the same time. I just started the 14-day 1Password trial and am using the free BitWarden for the time being. I'll probably have a good idea by next weekend which I will choose. Right now, 1Password looks pretty slick but I am going to check both out.

Hi @Eggnog
And what was your choice ?

 

[JB007]

Hello,
I have been using Bitwarden Premium for 2 years and my subscription is ending soon.
Before renewing it, I'm wondering if it is still a good choice or if there are currently better choices.

 

[enaph]

Hello,
I have been using Bitwarden Premium for 2 years and my subscription is ending soon.
Before renewing it, I'm wondering if it is still a good choice or if there are currently better choices.

If it works for you then just stay with BW.

 

[JB007]

If it works for you then just stay with BW.

Is BW still secure ?

 

[enaph]

Is BW still secure ?

Of course. What makes you think that it might not be secure?
BW is a very solid option and $10/year is is a very, very good price.
If you want to spend more, then 1Password might be interesting for you since they offer higher level of account security than BW: About the 1Password security model
Anyway, like I've said before - if you are happy with Bitwarden and if it works for you then just stay with it

 

[Ink]

Hello,
I have been using Bitwarden Premium for 2 years and my subscription is ending soon.
Before renewing it, I'm wondering if it is still a good choice or if there are currently better choices.

Chiming in, I used Bitwarden Premium for 1 year (2022-2023), but did not renew. It's remains to be a great choice, and one of the cheapest solutions with cloud-sync.

If you want to spend more, then 1Password might be interesting for you since they offer higher level of account security than BW: About the 1Password security model

In 2023, 1Password made a blog post of how passkeys could eventually replace their traditional security model of Password + Secret Key. For now, both will remain available.

They further go into detail: Why protecting 1Password with a passkey is just as secure as a password and Secret Key | 1Password

The bottom line is that we believe in passkeys as the future of authentication. Unlocking your 1Password account with a passkey is not only secure but convenient because you no longer have to memorize an account password, or look after a Secret Key.