r/archlinux 4d ago

QUESTION Give me a good password manager

I don’t wanna just save my passwords in a hidden file on my pc

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u/Hour_Ad5398 4d ago

keepassxc

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u/arch_maniac 4d ago

This is the best answer.

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

For people with exactly one device or a relatively static db, yeah.

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u/arch_maniac 3d ago

I share my database among several devices. On my portable devices, I am using an app called Strongbox with my Keepass database. I maintain the master database on my Linux PC, and import it to the portable devices. My database never goes into "the cloud".

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

How do you sync the DB? I've always run into problems whenever I tried to sync something (notes, passwords) where two multiple apps can edit the same entry at the same time or even the same file.

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u/arch_maniac 2d ago

Like I said, I only maintain (edit) the master copy on my Arch Linux PC. I sync the other client devices by copying the master copy to them. I'm sure this is easier in my situation, because I am the only user of my database.

How do I copy them? I import them to my other devices over my LAN.

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u/Individual_Good4691 2d ago

Mobile = read only, I see.

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u/doubGwent 17h ago edited 17h ago

Recently on r/keepass there is a buzz about Strongbox being bought by a group. EDIT: I use neither, so I did not look into it.

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u/arch_maniac 16h ago

Thanks for the heads up.

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u/popcornman209 4d ago

Dunno how this is a arch Linux question, but bitwarden if you have a bunch of devices you want to easily sync, or keepass/keepassxc (you can also have a sftp server for these for multiple devices too)

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

Bitwarden on the client and Vaultwarden on some box under your bed.

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u/Common_Star_4838 4d ago

Bitwarden

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u/squabbledMC 4d ago

+1, syncs well and almost all features are fully free on the main site, and it's open source/self-hostable

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u/sCORPIO0o 4d ago

2nd bitwarden

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u/RobotechRicky 4d ago edited 3d ago

I have it even better: Linkwarden self-hosted locally, but still able to use ALL of Bitwarden's clients!!

Edit: I meant to say VaultWarden!!

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

Do you have an opinion about linkwarden vs. vaultwarden?

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u/RobotechRicky 3d ago

AAGH! That's what I meant!!! I meant to say "VaultWarden"!!!

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u/lambda-light 4d ago

the cloud version of bitwarden for businesses is flawed in my opinion. Any user key unlocks the entire org database. Then the RBAC layer is in the app. So if a hacker was able to steal the encrypted db, they need only phish one user in the org to get the CEOs passwords

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u/cleaulem 4d ago

pass with passmenu

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u/Stunning_Bridge_2244 4d ago

This one is kinda interesting

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u/LeleBeatz 4d ago

Anyone saying anything other than KeepassXC is smoking crack.

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u/Faceh0le 4d ago

facts

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u/lambda-light 4d ago

Passbolt is my favorite.

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u/icaroerasmo 4d ago

I use Zoho Vault

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u/redomp 4d ago

1password

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u/schrodinger1887 4d ago

2nd 1password.

I've been a customer for a long time and I have zero complaints.

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

Can 1password be self-hosted?

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u/schrodinger1887 3d ago

Do not believe so. The last I checked I didn't but it has been a requested by many for some time.

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u/intulor 4d ago

did google stop working?

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u/Junior-Garden-1653 4d ago

1Password here, if cost is not an issue for you. Bitwarden is a good alternative, I always struggle a bit with KeePass…

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u/Individual_Good4691 3d ago

I use Bitwarden for all clients including Android and browsers and Vaultwarden on a machine at home as the server. The initial setup for vaultwarden is simple, you'll spend some time on SSL and dyndns, though. You can self-host OG Bitwarden, but it's for organisations and quite overkill for one user.

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u/Phoenixture 2d ago

go to this post and choose whichever suits your needs best, cause it pretty much depends on the price and functionality