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Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by floydnoel »

danpalmer wrote: post #31
blendergeek wrote: post #19

Thank you to Bitwarden for relicensing a thing to Free/Open License! Unfortunately, I no longer recommend Bitwarden for normal people because the built-in password manager in Firefox is too good. But for anyone with more advance needs (or who doesn't trust a password manager built into a web browser, I always recommend Bitwarden because KeepassXC + syncing is way too difficult for normal people.

> Unfortunately, I no longer recommend Bitwarden for normal people because the built-in password manager in Firefox is too good Interesting, I've always felt that browser-based password managers provided remarkably little value for most people. Using them on mobile is tricky and platform dependent, it's easy to have local-only, non-synced data and then lose it, and being multi-device is trickier, especially in a work…

> people generally understand installing an app on each device they own and that app doing it for them.

an app like Firefox or Chrome, perhaps?

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by the_duke »

MisterKent wrote: post #15

People here are incredibly hard to please. Very clearly a packaging issue that got blown out of proportion. They've done largely the right things for _years_ in terms of security. They've operated pretty transparently in terms of open sourcing. They've allowed vaultwarden to exist, and eventually created a self hostable version as well. But one bad release with a license screw up and nobody is willing to give them an…

Minor correction: the official self-hosted version existed BEFORE vaultwarden!

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by notpushkin »

odo1242 wrote: post #70
twilo wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is the Firefox one better than the one Edge has? I've been using that for a while and it seems quite good overall.

It's not end-to-end encrypted (if you enable account sync), so Microsoft can technically see your passwords. Feel free to switch or not switch based on that information.

Firefox isn't end-to-end encrypted either anymore, IIRC.

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by archermarks »

mikae1 wrote: post #80
simfree wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Firefox password sync just works. It's one of those things I never think about. Watching friends and family struggle with bespoke, poorly integrated password managers makes me cringe and is one of the big reasons I enjoy the seamless experience of the built-in Firefox password manager.

But does it work for non-website passwords like the PIN for the door at your workplace or the usernames and passwords for your computers?

Yes. You can add whatever passwords. It asks you for a URL but you can put anything in.

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by phaerus_iconix »

_fs wrote: post #69
simfree wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Firefox password sync just works. It's one of those things I never think about. Watching friends and family struggle with bespoke, poorly integrated password managers makes me cringe and is one of the big reasons I enjoy the seamless experience of the built-in Firefox password manager.

Does it have the ability to unlock with faceID on ios?

Yes it does.

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by dwightgunning »

ekianjo wrote: post #54
freeone3000 wrote: post #47

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I store the password vault in dropbox. Done.

You can use syncthing too. Works just as well.

Is there a robust Syncthing app for iOS? Last time I checked there was only an affiliate project and their story wasn't convincing.

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by throwuxiytayq »

blendergeek wrote: post #19

Thank you to Bitwarden for relicensing a thing to Free/Open License! Unfortunately, I no longer recommend Bitwarden for normal people because the built-in password manager in Firefox is too good. But for anyone with more advance needs (or who doesn't trust a password manager built into a web browser, I always recommend Bitwarden because KeepassXC + syncing is way too difficult for normal people.

Does the FF password manager still irrecoverably nuke your password with no versioning/undo when you accidentally or intentionally use the „forget this website” option in the history panel?

Re: Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Post by throwuxiytayq »

Thaxll wrote: post #34
blendergeek wrote: post #19

Thank you to Bitwarden for relicensing a thing to Free/Open License! Unfortunately, I no longer recommend Bitwarden for normal people because the built-in password manager in Firefox is too good. But for anyone with more advance needs (or who doesn't trust a password manager built into a web browser, I always recommend Bitwarden because KeepassXC + syncing is way too difficult for normal people.

Keepass file on Google drive is kind of trivial though.

Never store anything remotely important on a Google service.
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