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There is already a CLI client for 1password on linux!
For subscription users only, not local vaults
Sorry, did I miss someone's hidden constraint somewhere?
1Password for Linux development preview
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Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
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The other versions are native. It's one of the things that sets 1Password apart. Is the Linux version Electron?
> The other versions are native. It's one of the things that sets 1Password apart. Is the Linux version Electron? Yes, it is very obvious from the screenshot that it’s built on top of Electron [1]. GTK nor Qt have that type of UI elements, they are obviously HTML elements stylized with CSS. Another hint is in the files contained inside the Debian package used during the Linux installation [2]: root@3cb1637b3070:/# ap…
Heh. What does the password manager use OpenGL and ffmpeg for? I guess the binary is 130MB(!) is the electron part?
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
#163Good to see! However, lack of auto-type [1] into non-browser windows has prevented me from being a 1Password customer for some years now. With KeePass, I can trigger the auto-type sequence of an entry matching the current window title with Ctrl + Alt + A. The sequence (eg. {username}{tab}{password}), match modality, and keyboard shortcut are all configurable as well. I make use of this frequently enough that I don't want to migrate - and I'd very much like to since I want to set it up for my family.
1. https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/87292/auto-type...
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
#164I had 1Password recommended to me by a friend, but the lack of Linux support was a deal breaker.
Now I've settled pretty comfortably into a different password manager. Even if the Linux port of 1P gets up to feature parity with the other versions, I don't see much of a practical reason to hassle with bothering to try it.
Granted I could be wrong. The long track record of 1P is definitely a plus. And maybe they have enough nice features to make it worth it. It's definitely a harder sell for me now though than it would have been if Linux had been a first class citizen when I was first choosing a password manager.
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> Every company that has moved to a subscription and cloud-based product has essentially traded a one time $30-50 license to getting that (or more) every year, and the product is usually inferior from my experience. Two mild counterpoints: (1) While "from my experience" is always definitionally anecdotal, most applications that I'm aware of that have moved to (or started with) a subscription-based model have released…
1Password used to let you host self host web vaults. Dropbox and iCloud seem to work fine where they're still supported. Dropping local vaults in an iOS patch was kind of sleazy. So is downplaying the ways the new security model is worse.
If you think Dropbox or iCloud have better security than Agilebits, I have a bridge to sell you.
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
#166I've been using keepassxc which is open source, extremely snappy (it's one of the fastest starting gui apps on my desktop) and offers all the functionality I think I need (ssh agent integration, secret service integration...). What does 1password offer that would make me switch? Why is everyone so excited about 1password and keepassxc is hardly ever mentioned?
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
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But why a whole electron app just to store passwords?
Why shouldn't it be Electron? Should it be GTK? Why not QT? Linux doesn't have a standard desktop environment or widget toolkit. Electron doesn't seem like a worse choice than the other options, and it's easy to find engineers who know how to work with it. 1Password doesn't just store passwords. It has a bunch of other features. It's a fairly complex app at this point. It also has fairly similar user experiences in W…
> Why shouldn't it be Electron?
Because every Electron app is inconsistent with the rest of the desktop. I use a dark theme system-wide but Electron won't care [edit: 1Password has custom integration for GTK theme]. Honestly, this isn't something the developer of the app have to put years of research in (Slack for example). The toolkit is supposed to do the integration (GTK, Qt, [Cocoa?]) and clearly Electron doesn't care.
> Why not QT?
You tell me (assuming you're talking about Qt, not QuickTime)
> Electron doesn't seem like a worse choice than the other options
Not really. Its just that its lazier/cheaper to just get your web development team pretend to write a desktop app. I get it, business decisions need to factor cost into account and hence the choice. I understand when a business says "we just don't have the funds to use a proper app framework, please do with what we have for now". But instead everyone goes to pretend like Electron apps are perfect even though the reason it was chosen was almost completely based on cost.
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
#168I’ve been using 1Password every day for over 11 years now. The oldest passwords I’ve got stored are for Twitter and Dropbox (yes, the passwords have been changed but the records were first created in 2009). It’s one of those apps which has been made with proper craftsmanship and care, so while I’m not a Linux user, I’d have no problem recommending based solely on Agilebit’s reputation.
> It’s one of those apps which has been made with proper craftsmanship and care Is it? I've been using it for sometime as well but it seems like there is a lot of room for improvement. E.g: - Support for unlocking via Watch ID on the Mac. - Currently on iOS when searching for a password within an app, if a site prefix is included that doesn't match what's in 1Password the list will just show no results, with no way t…
A login can have multiple URLs. For sites which don’t automatically load the right entry, you can add another URL to give 1pw a hint.
This won’t solve all your problems. It won’t even solve the problem you describe the first time you encounter it. Nor will it solve it for apps that fail to provide an INTENT URL. But hopefully it will make things a little easier.
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How can one be sure that the passwords are even encrypted, without having seen the program? Audits don’t mean much for various reasons, including the conflict of interest. Agencies such as NSA don’t have to say loudly that they have agreements with such and such companies through PRISM-like programs.
>How can one be sure that the passwords are even encrypted, without having seen the program? We have seen the program. We can have as many binary copies of it as we’d like. > Audits don’t mean much for various reasons, including the conflict of interest. [citation needed] > Agencies such as NSA don’t have to say loudly that they have agreements with such and such companies through PRISM-like programs. The product use…
But that's the point the OP is making, you have to trust what 1password is telling you. And they do have a very clear business interest in telling you that it uses best security practices even if they don't.
I'm doubtful that you are able to look at the binaries and extract the inner workings from that.
Re: 1Password for Linux development preview
#170BitKeeper is perfectly adequate across Windows, Linux and iOS. It's also free.