PASSWORD RECORD MIGRATION
Migrate Password Spreadsheets Safely
Inventory every record, remove duplicates, choose encrypted storage or a password manager by task, test recovery and remove leftover plaintext copies.
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CONTROLLED MIGRATION
FILES ARE NOT
PASSWORD MANAGERS ↗
PASSWORD MANAGERS ↗
01Find every copy
02Choose by task
03Test recovery
04Clean plaintext
INTERACTIVE MIGRATION ROUTER
What does this record need to do?
Select every condition that applies. The result separates password-manager needs from encrypted-file archive needs.
THE COMPLETE ROUTE
Eight decisions, in order
01Record InventoryInventory Password Spreadsheets↗02Secret CleanupRemove Duplicate Password Records↗03Storage ChoiceEncrypted Storage vs Password Managers↗04Offline BackupBack Up Encrypted Password Records↗05Shared PCSecure Password Files on Shared PCs↗06Plaintext CleanupRemove Leftover Plaintext Copies↗07Recovery PlanPassword Migration Recovery Checklist↗08Our RecommendationFolder Lock for Password Spreadsheet Storage↗
THE HONEST LIMIT
Encrypting a spreadsheet does not turn it into a password manager.
Use a password manager when people need unique-password generation, retrieval and autofill. Use an encrypted file archive only for a tested file-storage need, with independent backup and recovery.
NIST SP 800-63B: authentication and authenticator managementINVENTORYROTATEARCHIVERESTORE