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KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by sameerds »

nivla wrote: post #9
gmjosack wrote: post #2

I currently use KeePass on Windows, Linux, and Android. Can anyone explain what KeePassX is and what its relationship with KeePass is? All I can seem to find is that it's a cross platform version of KeePass (which KeePass is for my needs) and only supports the older database format.

The original KeePass was only for windows. Someone forked it and made KeepassL for linux. It was then rewritten for cross compatibility and came to be known as KeePassX. Now that the Keepass itself is cross compatible, it kind of makes KeepassX redundant.

I have always used KeePassX for the simple reason that it does not depend on Mono. There had been uncertainty of the legal and ideological status of Mono as a free/open source project [citation needed] with respect to the Microsoft Community Promise. As a result, I had always stayed away from all things Mono. Has that situation changed for the better?

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by toyg »

I updated last night by pure chance (from 2.0 alpha 3)! I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that it now works great with Retina screens. The only feature I miss is xml import/export (there's an undocumented utility for export, but I had to compile from sources to find it). It works great for my usecase anyway (lots of separate databases for different clients, saving files from both OSX and Win). A little gem! Shame I don't really know C++ or I'd contribute.

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by spectrum »

arjie wrote: post #27

Does somebody know of a self-hosted version of LastPass? I like being able to login anywhere and have my passwords available.

Use a cloudservice to sync the database file of Keepass. I use ownCloud for this. Then have the KeepassX portable version on a USB stick or just download it from any computer connected to the internet.

Open-source and self-hosted (when using owncloud). Works for me!

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by toyg »

sameerds wrote: post #41
nivla wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original KeePass was only for windows. Someone forked it and made KeepassL for linux. It was then rewritten for cross compatibility and came to be known as KeePassX. Now that the Keepass itself is cross compatible, it kind of makes KeepassX redundant.

I have always used KeePassX for the simple reason that it does not depend on Mono. There had been uncertainty of the legal and ideological status of Mono as a free/open source project [citation needed] with respect to the Microsoft Community Promise. As a result, I had always stayed away from all things Mono. Has that situation changed for the better?

No.

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by toyg »

nivla wrote: post #9
gmjosack wrote: post #2

I currently use KeePass on Windows, Linux, and Android. Can anyone explain what KeePassX is and what its relationship with KeePass is? All I can seem to find is that it's a cross platform version of KeePass (which KeePass is for my needs) and only supports the older database format.

The original KeePass was only for windows. Someone forked it and made KeepassL for linux. It was then rewritten for cross compatibility and came to be known as KeePassX. Now that the Keepass itself is cross compatible, it kind of makes KeepassX redundant.

>Now that the Keepass itself is cross compatible

It's "cross compatible" only in as much as the .NET Framework is, i.e. not much. Mono is one big hack to bring what is a Windows-based framework to other platforms.

KeepassX is built on Qt, which is a truly cross-platform toolkit.

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by demetris »

XorNot wrote: post #29
demetris wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe you use KeePass 1.x? KeePass 1.x does not support the new database format and saves its databases as KDB files. KeePass 2.x uses the new database format (KDBX) and it can also import KDB databases created with KeePass 1.x. See the differences here: http://keepass.info/compare.html http://keepass.info/help/v2/version.html I use the same combination myself (KeePassDroid on Android, KeePassX 2 alpha on Linux, KeeP…

Try Keepass2Android - it uses the Mono libraries of Keepass 2 running natively on Android, and now supports merging external changes to the database. I've been using it for 6 months now without a hiccup.

Thank you. I didn’t know about Keepass2Android.

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by Zecc »

demetris wrote: post #28
dhughes wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use KeePassDroi d (annoying text break) on Android, KeePassX on Mac and Linux but the Windows KeePass doesn't read the same file type as the others, unless I'm missing something? I want to use the same database file for all three OSesess.

Maybe you use KeePass 1.x? KeePass 1.x does not support the new database format and saves its databases as KDB files. KeePass 2.x uses the new database format (KDBX) and it can also import KDB databases created with KeePass 1.x. See the differences here: http://keepass.info/compare.html http://keepass.info/help/v2/version.html I use the same combination myself (KeePassDroid on Android, KeePassX 2 alpha on Linux, KeeP…

Am I the only one getting an invalid SSl certificate from https://keepass.info/ ?

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by kbrosnan »

Zecc wrote: post #47
demetris wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe you use KeePass 1.x? KeePass 1.x does not support the new database format and saves its databases as KDB files. KeePass 2.x uses the new database format (KDBX) and it can also import KDB databases created with KeePass 1.x. See the differences here: http://keepass.info/compare.html http://keepass.info/help/v2/version.html I use the same combination myself (KeePassDroid on Android, KeePassX 2 alpha on Linux, KeeP…

Am I the only one getting an invalid SSl certificate from https://keepass.info/ ?

No, the cert is for webserver.ispgateway.de thus you should get an error.

Re: KeePassX 2.0 Alpha 5 released

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Post by walden42 »

pwnna wrote: post #20
walden42 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm using KeePass on Linux and it integrates flawlessly with Firefox and Chrome, just like LastPass does.

It does? How? I'm running KeePassX. Is that what you're using?

What others said, using KeePass. The guy above linked to the appropriate extension.
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