What apps are you using to manage sensitive data?

[ReadyPosterOne]

I've been looking for something to manage my family's info, things like passport details, medical info, tax numbers, etc. I use Apple Passwords and was hoping Apple would have added this stuff on at WWDC, but it seems like I'll need to look elsewhere for now.

I know a lot of people use 1Password for this, but I've never really like 1Password and try to avoid subscriptions wherever I can. I recently came across an app called Uplock (Apple devices only) that looks really good, but has very few reviews. It has a lifetime license too, which I'm generally happy to pay for good software.

I'd love to hear:
1/ from people who've used Uplock and liked or didn't like it (and why)
2/ what you use for managing this sort of data across multiple devices and family members.

 

[Isamilis]

I've been looking for something to manage my family's info, things like passport details, medical info, tax numbers, etc. I use Apple Passwords and was hoping Apple would have added this stuff on at WWDC, but it seems like I'll need to look elsewhere for now.

I know a lot of people use 1Password for this, but I've never really like 1Password and try to avoid subscriptions wherever I can. I recently came across an app called Uplock (Apple devices only) that looks really good, but has very few reviews. It has a lifetime license too, which I'm generally happy to pay for good software.

I'd love to hear:
1/ from people who've used Uplock and liked or didn't like it (and why)
2/ what you use for managing this sort of data across multiple devices and family members.

I use EnPass (was bought when it’s still one time purchase). It has Mac version too. Apple’s password is my second choice if it come to security (compared to Google and other big guys).

 

[Apple_Robert]

I have been pleased with Uplock. I have been using it since it was first released. I bought the lifetime option dirt cheap back then. In my opinion, it is a well built app and compliments Apple Passwords very well.

 

[QuarterSwede]

You could use secure Notes if you already like Passwords. That way you keep it native. This is likely why Apple hasn’t integrated notes into Passwords.

Otherwise, Bitwarden. Free for personal use, actively developed. Works better than 1P ever did for me.

 

[ReadyPosterOne]

Thanks for the replies, apologies for ghosting the thread, I have a newborn and lost track of things.

I use EnPass (was bought when it’s still one time purchase). It has Mac version too. Apple’s password is my second choice if it come to security (compared to Google and other big guys).

I used Enpass waaaay back in the day. I currently use Apple Passwords for storing my passwords, but it unfortunately doesn't account for any other types of data. Maybe one day Apple will expand this.

I have been pleased with Uplock. I have been using it since it was first released. I bought the lifetime option dirt cheap back then. In my opinion, it is a well built app and compliments Apple Passwords very well.

Good to know. If it were a little cheaper I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but as it's priced currently it's in strong consideration territory. I'll have to chat with the wife and sell her on data security I think.

You could use secure Notes if you already like Passwords. That way you keep it native. This is likely why Apple hasn’t integrated notes into Passwords.

Otherwise, Bitwarden. Free for personal use, actively developed. Works better than 1P ever did for me.

I have a locked Apple Note with some less consequential stuff (some software license keys, some membership numbers, etc) but I'm already finding it to be a little clunky for retrieval. I've also used BitWarden in the past, it's actually what I used up until I moved over to Apple Passwords, but it never felt good to use for me. There were always weird little hiccups or failures that lead to a lot of manual management of passwords. It might be good enough for other data types though, so I'll take another look at it.

 

[chown33]

I made an encrypted disk image in Disk Utility. It can store any kind of files.

Only works on Macs, not iPad or iPhone.

 

[MisterSavage]

I use both Bitwarden and Veracrypt.

 

[Basic75]

I made an encrypted disk image in Disk Utility. It can store any kind of files.

Only works on Macs, not iPad or iPhone.

Are you sure? I believe I can remember opening/mounting an encrypted disk image on my iPad.

 

[chown33]

Are you sure? I believe I can remember opening/mounting an encrypted disk image on my iPad.

It's been a long time since I tried it. I'll have to test it and see what happens.

I'll put the disk-image on an encrypted USB thumb drive, too, to test that at the same time.

 

[chown33]

I just made a 40MB encrypted disk image in HFS+J format, and tried accessing it on an iPad mini 5 under iPadOS 18.7.8.

The .dmg file did nothing on the iPad. When tapped in Files, it just showed the name of the dmg file and a menu at upper left where I could duplicate or rename it. There was also a "Done" control, which I clicked.

I haven't tested an encrypted thumb drive yet, because I don't have an empty one I can reformat.

EDIT

I also tested unencrypted disk-images, and they didn't work on the iPad, either. I tried both HFS+J and ExFAT. It was like saying "xyzzy" in the wrong place: Nothing happens.

 

[iosuser21]

you need software like https://disk-decipher.app/ i think

 

[NoBoMac]

haven't tested an encrypted thumb drive yet, because I don't have an empty one I can reformat.

Encrypted should work if APFS.

Note: An external storage device must have only a single data partition, and it must be formatted as APFS, APFS (encrypted), macOS Extended (HFS+), exFAT (FAT64), FAT32, or FAT.

Oh and re OP: Enpass, encrypted Notes.

 

[ignatius345]

I know a lot of people use 1Password for this, but I've never really like 1Password and try to avoid subscriptions wherever I can. I recently came across an app called Uplock (Apple devices only) that looks really good, but has very few reviews. It has a lifetime license too, which I'm generally happy to pay for good software.

I don’t love subscriptions, but security and compatibility are a moving target and 1Password is very actively updated and handles everything (including securely syncing between multiple family devices) very well. I think it’s well worth the price.

 

[ignatius345]

I made an encrypted disk image in Disk Utility. It can store any kind of files.

Only works on Macs, not iPad or iPhone.

I do the same, and keep backups from 1Password and other stuff in it. The file is small enough (like 400 MB) that I can also save it to a couple of different cloud services in a worst-case scenario.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I just made a 40MB encrypted disk image in HFS+J format, and tried accessing it on an iPad mini 5 under iPadOS 18.7.8.

The .dmg file did nothing on the iPad. When tapped in Files, it just showed the name of the dmg file and a menu at upper left where I could duplicate or rename it. There was also a "Done" control, which I clicked.

I haven't tested an encrypted thumb drive yet, because I don't have an empty one I can reformat.

EDIT

I also tested unencrypted disk-images, and they didn't work on the iPad, either. I tried both HFS+J and ExFAT. It was like saying "xyzzy" in the wrong place: Nothing happens.

If I’m not mistaken, aren’t encrypted HFS+ volumes being eliminated even within macOS?

 

[MisterSavage]

I haven't tested an encrypted thumb drive yet, because I don't have an empty one I can reformat.

You don't have to completely reformat the whole thumb drive to use Veracrpyt. You can create an encrypted container that is just a regular file to the file system.