I use a password manager and all my passwords go into a single password database. It doesn’t matter if something was important (e.g banking) or less important (e.g one time use for a forum).
I am thinking about separating into multiple data bases. Something like:
- personal data
- hobbies
- finance stuff
- throw_away (one time use for forums / downloads …)
I want to get some inspiration and ideas how to separate the passwords.
Separating them out can be a false dichotomy - some passwords are more important than others, but all of them need to be kept secure. Keeping 4 separate databases with their own passwords secure is more work than keeping one database secure. It’s generally better to be good at keeping your one database secure than be slightly less good at keeping 4 secure.
Having said I do have 2 password databases. My personal one, and a separate one I use for work. At work we have loads of different tools to use many with their own passwords, so I find it easier just to have that in it’s own password manager all in one place. I use an extension with my work web browser to access those and I keep recovery information in my personal password manager. One reason I do is it I don’t want my personal passwords exposed or available within my work computer or browser - it allows separation of my personal and work life, and means I am in no way personally reliant on my work’s IT security to keep my personal passwords safe.
Other than that, classify the types of passwords within the database; more databases increases the risk of something going wrong in my opinion.