Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

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by anshulag • 6 years ago

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I am looking for a password manager that works

- offline

- locally, without an account

- ability to backup

- mac app

It would be preferable if it is open source.

Any suggestions are welcome.

robertcope2• 6 years ago

I really like BitWarden: https://bitwarden.com/

konar2• 6 years ago

KeePassXC https://keepassxc.org/

anshulag• 6 years ago

I tried this and it fits what I need. Thank you.

auxym• 6 years ago

I use this too. Keepass on windows, keepassxc on Linux and keepass2android on Android, with the db synced to all my devices via Nextcloud.

The db is encrypted via a passphrase plus a keyfile that I copy manually to each device (that is, it's not synced with the db).

sethammons2• 6 years ago

I used to do this and leveraged dropbox for syncing. At some point, dropbox limited my number of devices so I self-host bitwarden. So much better now, and my wife actually uses it.

dyingkneepad• 6 years ago

I have a great fear of things like the Android/IOS app from the store being compromised, resulting in my passwords going to someone. Do you do anything specific to overcome such fear?

konar2• 6 years ago

Bitwarden is not offline by default - it stores you passwords in the cloud and keeps a local copy. So you can access it offline but you need online access to edit it. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/9yv32e/can_bitwa...

robertcope2• 6 years ago

Sure, it depends on your definition if "offline". My guess is that most people asking for an "offline" password manager are not actually offline much of the time, but specific use cases may vary!

Keepass is nice, it's what I used before Bitwarden. It's not great at syncing across devices or sharing passwords with others, though.

alexriabtsev• 6 years ago

+1 for Bitwarden

sandwhichmole• 6 years ago

1Password with the one-time $50 software license + its local WLAN synching functionality + automatically backing up your hdd/ssd locally.

andremedeiros• 6 years ago

Is this still true?

As far as I can find on their website (and the reason I switched to self hosted Bitwarden) was that they switched to a subscription only model.

mulholio• 6 years ago

I'm paying $35/year but I think it's still worth it. Solid integration with my Mac and iPhone.

MapleWalnut• 6 years ago

You can purchase a license through the app. I don't think you can get one through the website.

replwoacause2• 6 years ago

Yep, Bitwarden gets my vote too. I switched from LastPass (after 5 years of use) earlier this year and am very happy with it so far. Works great on all my devices (Win, Mac, Android).

johntash2• 6 years ago

Does Bitwarden work offline? I thought it needed a server to sync to

thegagne• 6 years ago

You can run your own locally using Docker.

sethammons2• 6 years ago

It does work offline and it does need a server to link to. It has a cached copy of your stuff, all still protected by your master password.

aljgz• 6 years ago

Can you tell us more about your problems with LastPass?

replwoacause2• 6 years ago

No problems with the service. I just wanted to go with something open source.

llampx• 6 years ago

I am looking for a password manager for my team as well. Keepass on a shared drive is not ideal anymore. Looking forward to seeing recommendations.

Shared404• 6 years ago

I use pass [1].

It's simple, terminal based, easy to back up, and open source.

[1] https://www.passwordstore.org/

johntash2• 6 years ago

I haven't compared them recently, but gopass [0] is compatible with pass. It has a few more features that makes it nice to use with other people.

[0] https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass

zuhsetaqi• 6 years ago

Master Password [0]

- It’s open source

- Mac App does work well (also available as CLI software)

- Possible to make backups

- Works offline (also a Webversion so you have Access to passwords on any machine with internet access)

- No account needed

[0] https://masterpassword.app/

chickahoona• 6 years ago

How about Psono? You can host everything on your own (so I assume that would count as "offline), client side encrypted and its free and open source.

Full disclosure I am the main developer behind Psono.

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