How to manage passwords safely for a small company?
Ilya Melnikov
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I work in a small group of freelancers, it can be considered in a small company, and we often think about how to improve the security of password storage. Currently we share passwords through plain text messages or emails. But firstly, there is a problem with the need to change passwords when one of the employees leaves, and secondly, it is unsafe because many employees work from personal computers that may not be sufficiently protected. Currently we are thinking about using Bitwarden or a similar password manager, but I wonder how other teams solve similar problems.
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Yaşar Öztürk@istanbul_dev
I would use a password manager such as 1password or bitwarden. However, if you are sharing passwords for services accounts I can't think of a viable way to keep them secure after terminating an employee without changing the passwords for the accounts that person had access to. It may be a hassle initially, but I'd recommend everyone have their own login. With everyone sharing a single account, it would be hard to prove who did what in the case of data compromise
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@istanbul_dev thank you for your answer and interest in the topic of the question
Your initial thought of bitwarden is spot on. It’s absolutely applicable
@lwmarketing thanks for the answer
notepad and pen 😄