/r/Passwords/

r/Passwords

20k members
r/Passwords is a subreddit with 20k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses password, manager, security, passwords, and account, and they frequently recommend/review password managers and password manager.
r/Passwords is a community to discuss password security, authentication, password management, etc. Application of password security and research are on-topic here. We do not hack accounts, we are not professional support for Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc., and we will not recover lost or hashed passwords.

Popular Themes in r/Passwords

#1
Solution Requests
: "How do you handle password sharing with a team?"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How do I manage my passwords if I have ADHD and need them to be future-proof?"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "They keep compromising my passwords help"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/Passwords

#1

Password

: "My Password is too easy to guess?"
51 posts
#2

Manager

: "Password Manager NOT based on the concept of vaults ?"
20 posts
#3

Security

: "Security of the "take every N character from phrase/sentence" password scheme?"
18 posts
#4

Passwords

: "Gmail Hacked With 2 Step Verification"
14 posts
#5

Account

13 posts
#6

Recovery

8 posts
#7

Worst

6 posts
#8

Password Manager

: "Which best Password Managers 2026 are good for everyday use?"
6 posts
#9

Gmail

: "Gmail Hacked With 2 Step Verification"
6 posts
#10

Cloud

: "Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in Cloud-based password managers"
4 posts

Products Discussed in r/Passwords

#1
1Password
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Keeper
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Bitwarden
4.0 from 1 review
#1
KeePass
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Proton Pass
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Passwords

#1
Self-Promo
: "Building a password generator for my uni project. And i need help from here"
6 posts
#2
PDF
: "Yubico Layoffs"
2 posts
#3
Vendor
: "Aura confirms data breach exposing 900,000 marketing contacts"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Passwords

Yearly
+8k members(73.6%)

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Last updated: August 25, 2026