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id: 'motsdepasse'
part: 7
order: 11
title: 'Password manager'
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<p class="part-num">
  PART 10 · <span class="lvl lvl-2">🟡</span>
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## Password manager

One strong, unique password per service: the foundation of everything that follows. Drop the notebook, drop the reused password.

<ToolCard tool="t-bitwarden">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🟢 Beginner</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">Best to start with</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🌍 · open-source</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    A password vault that remembers, generates and fills your passwords for you, across all your
    devices.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    Free, audited, cross-platform, and end-to-end encrypted. You only need to remember one strong
    password. It's even <b>self-hostable</b> (via Vaultwarden) so you depend on no one.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">
    Everyone. It's the foundation of all security: one strong, unique password per service.
  </Fragment>
  <ol slot="install">
    <li>
      Create an account at bitwarden.com and choose a <b>long</b> master password (a phrase). Never
      forget it: it can't be recovered.
    </li>
    <li>Install the browser extension and the mobile app.</li>
    <li>
      As you log in, let Bitwarden save and then replace your old passwords with generated ones.
    </li>
  </ol>
</ToolCard>

<ToolCard tool="t-keepassxc">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🔴 Advanced</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">100% local</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🌍 · open-source</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    A <b>local</b> vault: an encrypted file only you hold, with no cloud and no account.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    Nothing leaves your device, unless you choose to sync the file yourself (for example via
    Cryptomator). It's the purist's choice, with no middleman at all.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">
    Advanced profiles who want full control and zero online dependency.
  </Fragment>
  <ol slot="install">
    <li>
      Install KeePassXC (desktop) and a compatible mobile app (KeePassDX on Android, Strongbox on
      iOS).
    </li>
    <li>Create a database file protected by a master password.</li>
    <li>To have it on all devices, sync that file through an encrypted cloud.</li>
  </ol>
</ToolCard>

<ToolCard tool="t-protonpass">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🟢 Beginner</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">With email aliases</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🇨🇭 · open-source</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    The password manager of the Proton ecosystem, with built-in disposable email aliases.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    Ideal if you're already on Proton: one account for mail, cloud and passwords. Its email aliases
    save you from giving your real address everywhere.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">Those who want everything in one place with Proton.</Fragment>
</ToolCard>