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KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by tP5n »

talles wrote: post #8

I always get confused with KeePass, KeePass2 and KeePassX... I use KeePassX on OS X. Will I be able to use this one with my database file?

take a look at the data format of your database instead of the program you are using, it's much less confusing.

keeWeb supports the newer .kdbx format that keepass2 introduced and keepassX can convert to from the older .kdb format. so... yes, it will work.

Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by papercrane »

talles wrote: post #8

I always get confused with KeePass, KeePass2 and KeePassX... I use KeePassX on OS X. Will I be able to use this one with my database file?

According to their FAQ[1], maybe. They test integration with KeePass, but it should work as long as you're using the .kdbx database format (KeePass v2.)

[1] https://github.com/antelle/keeweb/wiki/FAQ

Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by cmrx64 »

magicmu wrote: post #7

Looks awesome! I've been using 1password, are there any big advantages that KeePass has over it?

I'm not sure about "big", it all depends on how much you trust 1password and what your threat model is. For me, the advantage of keepass is that I don't need to upload my credentials anywhere, or trust some closed source blob running in the browser, etc. It has a XML format that enables things like this client to be created.

1password has the advantage of excellent platform integration on iOS, and various browser extensions with auto-fill.

Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by tui »

papercrane wrote: post #13
talles wrote: post #8

I always get confused with KeePass, KeePass2 and KeePassX... I use KeePassX on OS X. Will I be able to use this one with my database file?

According to their FAQ[1], maybe. They test integration with KeePass, but it should work as long as you're using the .kdbx database format (KeePass v2.) [1] https://github.com/antelle/keeweb/wiki/FAQ

I also using KeepassX on Ubuntu and Mac, but this app said unable to open my db on Mac.

Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by drdaeman »

zaphoyd wrote: post #9

How does it handle multiple users/computers trying to write to a database on dropbox?

This. Reading KeePass database is simple. The problem with KeePass is that its sync protocol is undocumented and reportedly arcane. And just syncing opaque blobs at whole will eventually lead to data losses.

Re: KeeWeb: Unofficial KeePass web and desktop client

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Post by oneeyedpigeon »

cmrx64 wrote: post #16
magicmu wrote: post #7

Looks awesome! I've been using 1password, are there any big advantages that KeePass has over it?

I'm not sure about "big", it all depends on how much you trust 1password and what your threat model is. For me, the advantage of keepass is that I don't need to upload my credentials anywhere, or trust some closed source blob running in the browser, etc. It has a XML format that enables things like this client to be created. 1password has the advantage of excellent platform integration on iOS, and various browser ext…

> the advantage of keepass is that I don't need to upload my credentials anywhere

But if you want to sync your credentials across devices, you still have to upload them somewhere, right? Doesn't this just support sync via Dropbox? If so, aren't you then just playing the trust game between two third-parties?

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