1Password migrants thread

[DCIFRTHS]

the idea of offsite storage is to store in another physical place and i do not have that kind of place but others do. Also its inconvenient because you have to go back to that place, do the backups. As for online, there are zerio knowledge cloud services like ProtonDrive and Filen.io , if you upload you encrypted vault that double encryption at 16 characters per password/phrase its near impossible to crack not to mention , unlike 1pw servers, someone has to target your account personally for that vault.

another solution is to use cryptomator or veracrypt, now its behind 3 encryptions.

Is Veracrypt the successor to Truecrypt?

 

[MacBH928]

Probably there will be some large exfiltration of data. AI would make short work of it, finding the high-value stuff quickly. Servers which hold information that is mostly not password vaults would be a target I would choose, since there would be so much unprotected content. The vaults would be nice little extras, just part of the haul and quickly singled out.

you make it sound like getting into your account from reputable storage services a trivial task in the first place. I hardly heard of any breach from all the popular ones including lesser known ones like IceDrice, NordDisk, pcloud, yandixdrive

Is Veracrypt the successor to Truecrypt?

from wikipedia, it says its a fork. That being said, if any one understands encryption, please explain how veracrypt is better/worse than a password protected zip file.

from wikipedia:

• The VeraCrypt development team considered the TrueCrypt storage format too vulnerable to a National Security Agency (NSA) attack, so it created a new format incompatible with that of TrueCrypt. Support for the older TrueCrypt format was dropped in October 2023 starting with VeraCrypt 1.26, but older versions of VeraCrypt are still capable of opening and converting volumes previously created in the TrueCrypt format.

 

[svenmany]

you make it sound like getting into your account from reputable storage services a trivial task in the first place. I hardly heard of any breach from all the popular ones including lesser known ones like IceDrice, NordDisk, pcloud, yandixdrive

No, it won't be trivial.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

you make it sound like getting into your account from reputable storage services a trivial task in the first place. I hardly heard of any breach from all the popular ones including lesser known ones like IceDrice, NordDisk, pcloud, yandixdrive



from wikipedia, it says its a fork. That being said, if any one understands encryption, please explain how veracrypt is better/worse than a password protected zip file.

from wikipedia:

• The VeraCrypt development team considered the TrueCrypt storage format too vulnerable to a National Security Agency (NSA) attack, so it created a new format incompatible with that of TrueCrypt. Support for the older TrueCrypt format was dropped in October 2023 starting with VeraCrypt 1.26, but older versions of VeraCrypt are still capable of opening and converting volumes previously created in the TrueCrypt format.

I was a Truecrypt user. I remember when it was abruptly abandoned, and there was "internet chatter" that the developer(s) thought it was insecure. I haven't looked into it since. I could have looked it up instead of asking - sorry if I came across as lazy. Thanks for looking it up!

What do you use for Zipping, and password protection?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Encrypt your data using a program like crytpomator and then you can store on Dropbox or wherever. Best option.

 

[MacBH928]

I was a Truecrypt user. I remember when it was abruptly abandoned, and there was "internet chatter" that the developer(s) thought it was insecure. I haven't looked into it since. I could have looked it up instead of asking - sorry if I came across as lazy. Thanks for looking it up!

What do you use for Zipping, and password protection?

I did a little bit of research and best format to choose is 7z which has AES-256 encryption (as far as i know this means its as secure as possible) . Its open source and multi platform but does not have native app for macos. You can use free Keka app which is extremely friendly or the ugly GUI Peazip. Both FOSS. If you use any remember to donate or buy Keka from App Store (its free on the website).

Encrypt your data using a program like crytpomator and then you can store on Dropbox or wherever. Best option.

The problem with cryptomator is that you have to store the files on your drive and sync it. I want to have the data on the cloud and save local space. Furthermore, you have to keep all backup files within the cryptomator directory which might not be how you want to setup your folders. Even more so, it does not work natively on the macos you have to install something called macfuse that manipulates the kernel or something. I am not too sure how it works and how safe it is.

Someone with more knowledge should clarify this.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

I did a little bit of research and best format to choose is 7z which has AES-256 encryption (as far as i know this means its as secure as possible) . Its open source and multi platform but does not have native app for macos. You can use free Keka app which is extremely friendly or the ugly GUI Peazip. Both FOSS. If you use any remember to donate or buy Keka from App Store (its free on the website).



The problem with cryptomator is that you have to store the files on your drive and sync it. I want to have the data on the cloud and save local space. Furthermore, you have to keep all backup files within the cryptomator directory which might not be how you want to setup your folders. Even more so, it does not work natively on the macos you have to install something called macfuse that manipulates the kernel or something. I am not too sure how it works and how safe it is.

Someone with more knowledge should clarify this.

Thanks for the update!

 

[MacHeritage]

I did a little bit of research and best format to choose is 7z which has AES-256 encryption (as far as i know this means its as secure as possible) . Its open source and multi platform but does not have native app for macos. You can use free Keka app which is extremely friendly or the ugly GUI Peazip. Both FOSS. If you use any remember to donate or buy Keka from App Store (its free on the website).

I found out about 7z via Path Finder and then found Keka which is even better and is heavily multithreaded. Best format by far for so many reasons. Keka has versions from 10.4 Tiger to the latest macOS.

 

[MacBH928]

I found out about 7z via Path Finder and then found Keka which is even better and is heavily multithreaded. Best format by far for so many reasons. Keka has versions from 10.4 Tiger to the latest macOS.

heads up if you need faster compression and decompression there is a newer format called zstd but does not have password encryption