Password managers are great. No doubt. But when it’s not an option for your team (costing, user management, etc.), there may be another option….

The WHY

Recently, I was presented with an interesting challenge. My new team had been using open source KeyPass (MacPass for MacOS) for password management. It of course presents a few issues:

1. KeyPass password file needs to be shared amongst users. In the wrong hands, the file can be deadly.
2. With the KeyPass files sitting individually with each team member, they can get quickly out-of-sync especially in teams where a lot of systems (and passwords) are at play…