Password management multiple profiles

Zenith39

Working on how to set up password management between profiles.
Currently looking at a main user/productive profile, a money manager profile, and maybe a social media, and maybe like a driving profile. So each of these have specific apps and accounts, as well as probably some overlap between profiles. (I’m doing this as much for productivity and attempting time management as security)
My question is with something like KeepassDX would it be best to run different databases for each account? So only the banking profile has my banking passwords let’s say? If so is there easy ways to pass the information for shared services? Would a different solution be better to manage passwords? Or would it be best to just have a big database and sync it to all profiles?

Johnnyloans

Zenith39

1 account and database seems fine. Apps cannot access the passwords you have saved.

Murcielago

Zenith39

My question is with something like KeepassDX would it be best to run different databases for each account? So only the banking profile has my banking passwords let’s say? If so is there easy ways to pass the information for shared services? Would a different solution be better to manage passwords? Or would it be best to just have a big database and sync it to all profiles?

First things first: My setup is different now but back then i used one database for a similar setup you're describing:

I used KeepassXC on my computer and installed KeepassDX in three profiles, synchronizing one database via Syncthing.

Syncing worked smoothly.

I still made sure to not only back up the database regularly, but also to have multiple versions of it in Syncthing—in case something went wrong during syncing (which never happend while i used this setup).

Elysium

Zenith39 My question is with something like KeepassDX would it be best to run different databases for each account? So only the banking profile has my banking passwords let’s say? If so is there easy ways to pass the information for shared services? Would a different solution be better to manage passwords? Or would it be best to just have a big database and sync it to all profiles?

I would maybe use one core database for things you need personally and add 1-2 other databases for other use-cases. I would probably split personal accounts from business accounts at least, maybe a decoy one that has a photo and therefore has a large file size.

Inside the personal database, I make categories based on which device the accounts belong to, to not accidentally login with a wrong Google Account on GOS etc.
I only edit the main database on my laptop, to not run into syncing issues or accidentally overwriting a database that had a new account included. Then share it via cloud and USB to others. I do not like to rely on Syncthing too much.
Also use keyfiles etc. and backing up databases at certain intervals.

Zenith39

Murcielago I had a similar set up before… actually stopped using it for a while and forgot my vault password 😩. Did like syncthings for it though. So looking at setting things up again and basically doing a digital reboot of everything focused on security and productivity. Care to share how you are set up now?

Murcielago

Zenith39

Care to share how you are set up now?

Sure. I used to use Syncthing to transfer files to my computer. Now I do that with a NAS running Nextcloud.

When it comes to password managers and 2FA, I went in the other direction and opted for a cloud-based solution.

zuqaq

Murcielago I went in the other direction and opted for a cloud-based solution.

care to share?