Superior alternative to other closed-source proprietary solutions. As such, KeePassX and their friends offer a I believe that when dealing with crypto and password managers, using open Laptop and I use other devices (phone, tablet) in read-only mode. This is personally not a problem for me because I only edit the database on my General purpose synchronization services can’t figure out what has changedĪnd transparently merge those changes for you. Should avoid editing database files on multiple devices at the same time.ĭatabase file with your passwords is an encrypted binary file and as such, a If you want to avoid database synchronization conflicts with KeePassX, you After you initially set it up though, it requires noĪdditional effort besides pressing global “auto-type” key and entering your It requires a bit more work to initially set it up and it’s not as integratedĪs 1Password or LastPass. Nothing is perfect and this includes this setup as well. Because of that, I trust it slightly more than I trust Dropbox and SpiderOak is not open-source so it’s not ideal, but unlike Dropbox and Googleĭrives, it supposed to handle encryption and decryption locally with a locally SpiderOak - I use it for synchronizing database files across multipleĪs noted above, this setup (minus the Android client) has been working perfectly.Password and the other factor (something you own) is static password provided The first factor (something you know) is regular master Password mode in combination with my regular must password to form a dualįactor authentication. Matching entries in the KeePass database and automatically populating formįields on the websites using the “auto-type” feature in KeePass. Host in title - Firefox and Chrome extension which adds hostname of theĬurrently active website to the browser title bar.KeePass Droid - Open source Android application which supports reading and.Which support reading database files in this format. It uses KeePass compatible databaseįormat which means that databases can also be opened by other applications I run Linux and only use Android devices, but all of the applications listedīellow should also work on Windows and OS X. Other big 1Password disadvantage (at least for me) is, that it doesn’t work on More than I trust closed-source binary browser plugins.ġPassword does have relatively good documentation which describes whichĬryptographic algorithms are used and how, but this doesn’t make a differenceĪnd change the fact that the application is not open source. Safely handle crypto, but I still trust native open source application way ChromeĮxtension does include native ( npapi) component which is supposed to Locally and passwords are never sent to their servers in plain text. LastPass website claims that all of the encryption and decryption is handled Party servers by default and the main interface for accessing data is aīrowser extension which has all kinds of security implications. On top of that, LastPass is a service which means your data is stored on 3rd With 1Password and LastPass is that those programs are not open source. I believe that any component or application (including password manager) whichĭeals with security or crypto should be open source. Main window of the KeePassX password manager. I tested and played with all those applications in the past, but for almost 5 1Password offers supports for synchronizing database file usingĭropbox and in KeePass case, you need to manually take care of the database LastPass being a service means that synchronization is transparently taken careįor you. Is a service with plugins / extensions for popular web browsers. 1Password and KeePass are native applications and LastPass Most popular ones include 1Password, LastPass, KeePass and There are many programs for securely storing your passwords out there. I thought it would good to elaborate on it and describes pluses and Some people suggested LastPass and other products, but my suggestion was KeePassX / KeePassDroid + host in title bar Chrome / Firefox extension + SpiderOak / Gdrive / Dropbox for sync- Tomaz Muraus October 15, 2013 The shared requirement was that it’s self-hosted, includesīrowser support and synchronizes with Android. My password manager setup (KeePassX + KeePassDroid + YubiKey + SpiderOak)Ī while back, a couple of friends on Twitter were looking for password manager
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