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Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by walton_simons »

Octabrain wrote: post #172

I’ve strongly considered to migrate from Keepassxc to Bitwarden for making things simpler. At the moment, the way I use Keepass is: password + only storing the db on Google Drive + adding the key file to any device I want to access from (smartphone and laptop) via usb cable. This way I can keep the db up to date across devices while keeping it “safe” as the key file is not being shared across the network. So, as I sa…

For what little it's worth from a random internet person, I agree with you 100%. I do it the same way as you, with the database stored on Dropbox, and an offline key file. I just can't make myself trust an online service for this stuff, as irrational as that may be.

Even if KeePass turned out to have some expoloitable vulnerabilities, it's still running solely on my machine, and I don't allow it to connect to the internet at all. I suppose yes, if someone breaks into my computer I could be in trouble, but if they can do that, they can just steal my session cookies anyway, password manager or not.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by munchbunny »

xcambar wrote: post #179

I'm surprised there's no mention of Hashicorp Vault. Maybe a misunderstanding on my side on why they differ. Can someone care enough to explain this to me?

HashiCorp Vault solves a different problem. Password managers target the end user password management problem, whereas HashiCorp Vault targets the bootstrapping problem for servers/services.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by lvl100 »

skinnymuch wrote: post #189
lvl100 wrote: post #162

I’ve been using Bitwarden, LastPass and 1Password for the past few years. Of the three, Bitwarden gave me the least problems. LastPass is by far the worst. While 1Password is generally good about keeping up with its features, it is on the pricy side and UI is not great. I liked Bitwarden so much I asked them if I can pay for it several years in advance. No dice there. My recommendation is to pair Bitwarden with Yubik…

Some one else said BW doesn’t always detect new logins. Is this not true? That comment doesn’t appear to have downvotes or people stating otherwise. Another few comments have said BW sometimes loses track of a pw or login. Maybe when created? Not sure. Is this stuff not true? I’m on a family plan for 1PW and it has been mostly flawless for me. However if that family plan ever breaks up, i would love to BW

I personally never had those issues. You can certainly test drive Bitwarden for free. Importing from 1Password is rather straight forward.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by gwbas1c »

chrysoprace wrote: post #115
vgalin wrote: post #37

> The most trusted open source password manager for business I expected a blog article with actual feedbacks from companies and data, but ended up on bitwarden.com main page. Baseless claims can be quite common when it comes to marketing, but I'm genuinely curious: which password manager is used in your workplace, if any? I've personally never seen in my (for now short) career anything else than Keepass.

We use Lastpass; I've never been a big fan of the sharing features. I use Bitwarden for personal use.

I like Lastpass, but I have one major complaint.

(This could be a limitation of the browser)

When I have to enter my master password into the browser, I'm left with the Lastpass tab focused instead of the site that I'm trying to log into. Although this is annoying for me, it's probably a major obstacle for people who aren't very good at computers.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by mynameismon »

hestefisk wrote: post #163
neon_me wrote: post #2

Love Bitwarden, I personally onboarded dozen … but they must heavily invest in UI/UX and fix their apps (+ extensions) It’s not easy and intuitive for non-techies.

Bitwarden is great, I use their paid subscription to manage access to everything. Syncs my passwords, notes and credit card information across my phone and Firefox on many devices. Only issue I have is the lack of native UI and lack of encrypted notes, which LastPass has.

I think Bitwarden too has encrypted notes: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/managing-items/#notes

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by mynameismon »

neon_me wrote: post #2

Love Bitwarden, I personally onboarded dozen … but they must heavily invest in UI/UX and fix their apps (+ extensions) It’s not easy and intuitive for non-techies.

They do have a visual refresh in the plans: https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-roadmap/12865

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by u2077 »

Slippery_John wrote: post #107

Is there a good, real comparison of password managers for personal use out there somewhere? I've tried looking in the past and haven't found one that isn't just ads. I've been a long time LastPass user but I'm looking to switch away. Features I need: * Cross-platform (iOS, macOS, Windows) * Easy to use browser plugins (the LastPass safari plugin is awful and non-discoverable via Safari plugin search) * Autofill in br…

KeypassXC & Strongbox on iOS. Keypass has browser extensions, strongbox has autofill on iOS. Use iCloud drive as a database (windows iCloud app needs to be setup) There are occasional sync issues but I recommend keeping a local backup on each device.

The combination has all of the features you mentioned including xkcd password generation & Yubikey.

Only downside is that the desktop extension requires the app to be open in the background. For that, I have the app minimize to system tray so it isn’t in the task bar.

Strongbox settings menus are an absolute disaster to learn, but it has extensive customization. Make sure you only give the app 32mb of memory or autofill will crash.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by fitblipper »

Octabrain wrote: post #172

I’ve strongly considered to migrate from Keepassxc to Bitwarden for making things simpler. At the moment, the way I use Keepass is: password + only storing the db on Google Drive + adding the key file to any device I want to access from (smartphone and laptop) via usb cable. This way I can keep the db up to date across devices while keeping it “safe” as the key file is not being shared across the network. So, as I sa…

I use keepass. I've solved the cross device problem by using syncthing. It is amazingly convenient and hasn't given me any problems across 3 computers and 3 phones. The only thing is, if you sit with your pw db open for extended period of time, you may need to sync it from storage in order to pick up changes that a different device has made recently.
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