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KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by ZeWaka »

c-fe wrote: post #6

I have been using KeePass with their official client on Windows and Strongbox (free tier) on both MacOS and iOS, and I synchronise via iCloud (previously via Google Drive). For me this solution has been working perfectly fine since many years now, and I am really not a technical user. I’m always surprised why not more people seem to use this solution (i.e. why password manager discussion is so common on HN)

Exactly what I use (w/ GDrive and on my Android) - it really is such a clean solution, and you're in complete control of the hosting.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by slaymaker1907 »

c-fe wrote: post #6

I have been using KeePass with their official client on Windows and Strongbox (free tier) on both MacOS and iOS, and I synchronise via iCloud (previously via Google Drive). For me this solution has been working perfectly fine since many years now, and I am really not a technical user. I’m always surprised why not more people seem to use this solution (i.e. why password manager discussion is so common on HN)

You should try out KeePassXC if you haven't already. It's cross platform and I think it's better than the official client on Windows.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by GordonS »

ReptileMan wrote: post #5

Does anyone has a good self hosting sync scheme? Keepass is awesome... But hadn't managed the sync to work smoothly yet

I sync over SFTP to a VPS. Works with Keepass2Android on mobile too, I've used this for several years now.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by daveslash »

I've been using Bruce Schneier's Password Safe for years - very happy with it. I was recently looking at KeePass. I've dug into the comparison a little bit, but I'd be interested to hear this community's take on KeePass vs. PasswordSafe.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by jamessb »

liberia wrote: post #3

I trust this over Bitwarden or Lastpass since you have to trust those services with your data (and I don't). Web-based password managers can be hacked, or have their login interface laced with third-party code that could be exfiltrating your master passphrase. My strategy is using KeePass and keeping multiple copies of the database in various cloud providers in case my local copy is lost/corrupted. It takes under a m…

If you don't want to trust Bitwarden with your data, you can self-host a server yourself (either running the official server [1] or the compatible Vaultwarden [2]).

[1]: https://github.com/bitwarden/server

[2]: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by nicoburns »

ReptileMan wrote: post #5

Does anyone has a good self hosting sync scheme? Keepass is awesome... But hadn't managed the sync to work smoothly yet

Not keepass, but you can self-host Bitwarden using `vaultwarden`, an open-source reimplementation of the server (the official server is also partially open source, but complex to install and run - this one is a simple binary you can run), which works with the official client apps.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by hartmel »

ReptileMan wrote: post #5

Does anyone has a good self hosting sync scheme? Keepass is awesome... But hadn't managed the sync to work smoothly yet

A few year ago I was syncing keepass over http (it's built in keepass) with a Apache httpd and webdav module. Configuration was not really tricky and worked flawlessly. I even managed to use a yubikey on sync request.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by viridian »

nix23 wrote: post #2

Use KeePassXC please.... Or pass if your only on unix'es ;) https://www.passwordstore.org/

KeePassXC is one of the best pieces of software out there. Does exactly what it needs to do, runs on every device I've ever owned, and has been independently audited for implementation weaknesses.

It's not just great FOSS software, it's just straight up great software.

Re: KeePass is the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager

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Post by steventhedev »

ReptileMan wrote: post #5

Does anyone has a good self hosting sync scheme? Keepass is awesome... But hadn't managed the sync to work smoothly yet

Keepassxc and syncthing.

I sync two databases across Mac, linux, ipads, and android phones. One for work, one for personal.

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