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Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by Tajnymag »

walteweiss wrote: post #24
Narkov wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why not use some better and entirely open solution, like pass? Bitwarden is entirely open source?! https://github.com/bitwarden/ You aren't even locked in to using them as the data store.

Pass is just text files encrypted with gpg. I needed just one password on one work computer, where I had my gpg key, but not all my passwords. Decrypted the file and that was it. Honestly, I cannot get the longing to store your passwords with some company that claims it would be free and open source forever. What is free and open source by the way? Their client? What about their server they store your password? (I as…

The server is open source too and there's even two separate implementations of it. The official one and a community one named Vaultwarden. Bitwarden is fully open source and you can very easily selfhost it.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by mikae1 »

BSDobelix wrote: post #28
Canada wrote: post #16

Whatever one of these password managers you may use, always remember to regularly export to the cleartext. Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount. Whenever you remember to do it, at least every couple of months. Even if it's not always up to date at least you won't be locked out of everything when these situations happen.

Look how far we have come...we use a encrypted container to protect a text-file, let's talk about software bloat. What about "gpg --encrypt"?

Great solution if didn’t use a smartphone.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by evv555 »

Canada wrote: post #16

Whatever one of these password managers you may use, always remember to regularly export to the cleartext. Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount. Whenever you remember to do it, at least every couple of months. Even if it's not always up to date at least you won't be locked out of everything when these situations happen.

Most of these managers have a keepass export option. Best option

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by walteweiss »

Canada wrote: post #25
walteweiss wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not use some better and entirely open solution, like pass? https://www.passwordstore.org/ As a user of pass for like 4 years, I enjoy reading all those silly threads on password managers doing this and that. Fantastic. And it’s not even an upgrade to use the GUI app here, I can take any often used password of mine with pure Ctrl + R in my terminal, just a second and it’s here, with no need to do extra backups, al…

I hear you, and you're not wrong, but there's no way I can get regular users to do that.

Won’t argue with regular users.

Although, I don’t see why I would self-host BitWarden for my family, when their needs are 10 passwords for social media and bank apps. It all stored in their default iPhone (or Android) password managers and I just have the duplicate of sensitive (usually bank) info in my pass vault as well. That works for me very well, as if I would ever need to migrate my mom, aunt, wife or anyone else, I can easily copy those 10 passwords manually. And its zero maintenance system for me.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by walteweiss »

BSDobelix wrote: post #30
Canada wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear you, and you're not wrong, but there's no way I can get regular users to do that.

And what about KeepassXC?

Ugly. For a non-nerd average person.

I quite like it when I interacted with it, but personally I prefer pass as way simpler and more elegant solution.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

BSDobelix wrote: post #28
Canada wrote: post #16

Whatever one of these password managers you may use, always remember to regularly export to the cleartext. Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount. Whenever you remember to do it, at least every couple of months. Even if it's not always up to date at least you won't be locked out of everything when these situations happen.

Look how far we have come...we use a encrypted container to protect a text-file, let's talk about software bloat. What about "gpg --encrypt"?

Insert infamous HN comment on how Dropbox will never succeed because you can do the same with git and a linux shared folder.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

#37

Post by worksonmine »

mikae1 wrote: post #32
BSDobelix wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Look how far we have come...we use a encrypted container to protect a text-file, let's talk about software bloat. What about "gpg --encrypt"?

Great solution if didn’t use a smartphone.

GPG was suggested as an alternative to:

> Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount

Which of the options do you think would be easier to work with on your smartphone? The are many PGP implementations for smartphones in the case you have to recover. Just move the file.

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by BSDobelix »

walteweiss wrote: post #35
BSDobelix wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And what about KeepassXC?

Ugly. For a non-nerd average person. I quite like it when I interacted with it, but personally I prefer pass as way simpler and more elegant solution.

There is keepassxc-cli for nerds like you ;)

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by BSDobelix »

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #36
BSDobelix wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Look how far we have come...we use a encrypted container to protect a text-file, let's talk about software bloat. What about "gpg --encrypt"?

Insert infamous HN comment on how Dropbox will never succeed because you can do the same with git and a linux shared folder.

What is easier to use? A container or a single command?

What is faster to setup? A container or your already installed command?

What is easier to move and more portable? Your container or a pgp encrypted file?

Do you move your encrypted file into Dropbox or your encrypted container? ;)

Re: Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse

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Post by wjnc »

Canada wrote: post #16

Whatever one of these password managers you may use, always remember to regularly export to the cleartext. Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount. Whenever you remember to do it, at least every couple of months. Even if it's not always up to date at least you won't be locked out of everything when these situations happen.

Great tip! Thanks. Crazy that I put at least some thought in my backups and other security and stepped over this one.
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