Are there any password managers for iPhone and Windows XP?

Question

Can you recommend a password manager that syncs between an iPhone and (at least one, preferably several) Windows XP computers? Being able to generate passwords would of course be a nice addition, but is not required.

Solution 1

I think I'll finally use Keeper. It's a very decent free password manager that has a desktop counterpart ($15) for Macs and PCs. A very nice touch is that the iPhone version can export/import all its data as a file on any FTP server, either encrypted or not. A very handy backup...

Two slight issues with Keeper: the font used is not always perfectly legible (i, I, l, 0, O), and it does not generate passwords. A good product nevertheless.

Solution 2

Currently I use KeePass on my PC, an free open-source software on Windows to manage passwords. The iPhone version of KeePass is not available yet, but it is in development.

An existing commercial product for the iPhone is Iliumsoft's eWallet. It has some nice features like synchronization to a desktop PC version of the software. Besides usernames and passwords, you can also use it for storing other sensitive information.

Solution 3

Wanting to upgrade my current three-password method (basic, secure, and super-secure), I spent this evening researching this very topic. I wanted something that worked well with Firefox on my PC and Safari on my iPhone. I ended up deciding that there wasn't a sufficiently good solution. Here are the candidates are here's why I don't like 'em:

KeePass: Highly-regarded open source password manager, works with Firefox. Doesn't yet have iPhone support. Supposedly will have iPhone app Real Soon Now.

eWallet: Seems good, but costs money on the iPhone and PC, plus no Firefox support.

SplashID: Seems good, but costs money on the iPhone and PC, plus no Firefox support.

1Password: Seems perfect, has a clever bookmarklet solution for auto-filling on the iPhone, but is Mac-only (and costs money).

LastPass: Seems great, almost perfect, but stores your passwords on their server. Also seems to have cool bookmarklet feature, but this only works on the Mac. Came closest to persuading me.

Solution 4

This is an old thread, but in looking for a password manager for iPhone and PC it came up at the top of the list. And for us as users we need to share real experiences. As of this writing my last hope will be eWallet, but I've yet to try it. I'd prefer to trust my data to an established company that's clicks AND mortar. But what I do know is this...

I've long experience with RoboForm and RoboForm2Go. Short of a heavy-duty, mightily-encrypted thing like IronKey, RoboForm works like a champ and does what it's supposed to do. Tech support is passable but sometimes you have to insist they properly answer your questions. RoboForm encrypts sensitive data behind good passwords and automates log-ins (behind as many or as few master passwords as you like). It's one flaw is that the titles of its Passcards and SafeNotes can be read, deleted and/or copied while RoboForm is logged-out. But in order to use them you'd have to un-encrypt and un-lock them and that's not likely to happen without your permission. So, for me, for accounts which have little money in them, the trade-offs are quite acceptable.

BUT, now I've got a new iPhone and need an app which performs with RoboForm's ease and also syncs to my PC desktop. SplashID isn't the one; I've tried it and found both the application and tech support lacking. When I tried to create automatic log-ins for two test accounts in SplashID, BOTH log-ins wouldn't launch automatically. SplashData's tech support explained that, "was a problem with the Web page," whereas RoboForm simply launches and logs-in easily and nearly effortlessly. SplashIDs tech support also had to be nudged, heavily, to explain what was or wasn't happening with their software. My experience of SplashID was it's Mediocreware.

So, I'm still looking. BUT, I won't be up-loading my sensitive log-in credentials to RoboForm Online's servers so I can access them from my iPhone. That's bloody nuts - anyone who'd ask you to do that has a heavily-inflated false sense of security. The first issue is that you'd have to trust RoboForm with your data. No, I don't on their server. Think of all the recent and legendary hacks into financial systems like banks. Look at sites like SecurityMetrics.com for a glimpse of news about this. And RoboForm's security couldn't be as strong as a bank's. If I was a hacker, I'd say RoboForm's Online servers would be an excellent target for some big-money thefts.

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Comments

[KovBal]

Have checked superuser.com/questions/255/… ?

[Xavier Nodet]

I knew that, but I don't have a mac (yet?)... ;)

[Michael Pryor]

Where does Keeper store it's data file?

[Xavier Nodet]

On the iPhone itself.

[Eugene Morozov]

They have a windows beta now... support.agilewebsolutions.com/…