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#QUICKEN FOR MAC WONT UPDATE SINCE 3/31 PASSWORD#

I wouldn't worry so much about credit cards, fraudulent activity can be reported.Īdding the username/password pairs to Quicken DOES add another point of failure versus your password manager (and your browser, etc, etc). It is really only a concern where you have money kept like brokerages or banks. However express web connect (lesser used) does store on quicken servers. If your financial institution uses direct connect or web connect, the creditials are not stored on quicken servers, only in your quicken desktop. If you don't use quicken mobile and have it set as off, your quicken info won't be stored on the web. It's hopefully a minor risk, and one I further minimize through other security measures. So yes, there is some additional risk in the duplicate quicken storage. Whatever password you have in your PW manager for financial accounts, you will also have loaded in the quicken password vault. The technology works, so it’s tough to gauge how much is theoretical vs real. And password managers in theory are supposed to be as secure as possible. So if financial institution A has a data breach, financial institution B, C, D,… are still safe because they do not share a password. The reason I’m wondering if it defeats the purpose of a password manager, is that as I understand it, the theory of using a password manager is that you generate very unique passwords for every log in you have, and safeguard them behind a single, complex password that accessed the password manager vault.

The technology works, so it’s tough to gauge how much is theoretical vs real (vs just my lack of understanding). I’m well out over my ski tips in terms of how all Which introduces another single point of failure if Quicken were to get breached. And so if financial institution A has a data breach, financial institutions B, C, D,… are still safe because they do not share a password.ĭepending on how Quicken uses / accesses / stores passwords, Quicken could be a back door around the password manager, as it could be accumulating passwords to financial institutions A, B, C… all in one place. Password managers in theory are supposed to be as secure as possible, thus reducing the single point of failure risk (or at least making it less risky than reusing passwords across sites, or using simple ones that are easy to remember / crack). The reason I’m wondering if it defeats the purpose of a password manager, is that as I understand it, the theory of using a password manager is that you generate very unique passwords for every log in you have, and safeguard them behind a single, complex password that protects access to the password manager vault.

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Plus that risk can be made even lower by making sure to have 2fa (preferably non SMS) on your brokerage and bank accounts, along with robust use of alerts. However I find the convenience and benefits of using quicken outweigh the remote theoretical risks. Many here view that risk as too high, however low it may be. They say they have robust safety protocols, but there is always some theoretical risk. Sure, there is some theoretical risk in the quicken password storage. A password manager is a safe and convenient way to store passwords whether you use quicken or not.

I've use Quicken for years, and just started using a password manager.

I don't think using Quicken 'defeats the purpose' of a PW manager.

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