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KeePassXC on desktop, KeepShare on mobile.

by Nullabillity 9y ago

mehrdadn 9y ago
KeePassXC doesn't support synchronization though?
- distances 9y ago
  What kind of synchronization? Keeping the database in Nextcloud/Dropbox should work fine.
  - mehrdadn 9y ago
    Interesting... that actually works fine? What happens if you make an edit to your password database on your phone, and then make another independent edit on your PC, and then they both get a chance to synchronize? Do they both persist, or do you lose one?
    - Nullabillity 9y ago
      I use Dropbox. I haven't actually tried that case since I rarely change my database from my phone. That said, I have had conflicts between two computers, but KeePassXC's built-in merge tool have fixed those nicely.
    - distances 9y ago
      I can't honestly remember, it either lets you choose which file to keep or creates a copy. Might be that Dropbox and Nextcloud even behave differently. If I edit the file on mobile, I make a point of triggering the synchronization right after to avoid the problem. If you're on Android, Keepass2Android [1] is an excellent app that implements the input with a special keyboard. This avoids risking your password via the clipboard. It even comes with a no-network-permission version! [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2android.keepass2android_nonet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2androi...
- CannisterFlux 9y ago
  I use KeepPassXC and the Android app and just email the database to myself if I update it. Not very elegant, but I couldn't think of an easier way. I tried using Google Drive to sync it up, but Drive is useless for this - it doesn't open the file using the right intent on Android ("file type not recognised" or something similar it says, this used to work as well) and the Drive website makes it a pain to upload an updated file even from the desktop using Chrome.
  - mehrdadn 9y ago
    Emailing your database to yourself after every change sounds... very painful. And error-prone. In my case, I use KeePass 2 and KeePass2Android with Google Sync and it works decently well (I would recommend you try this). I would never recommend it to non-technically-minded folks though.
    - CannisterFlux 9y ago
      Nah, doesn't hurt at all :) The db doesn't change often so isn't a big deal. Sync looks to be for Google-domains/business only. In fact Wikipedia says it has been discontinued! I used to sync over owncloud and that worked pretty well, but the provider shut down and I haven't gotten round to setting another up.
      - mehrdadn 9y ago
        I'm confused, would you mind clarifying? What is for Google-domains/business only and has been discontinued? I'm using the software I mentioned with a regular @gmail.com account and it syncs fine with my Google Drive. I don't have gSuite/a business account/anything else.
        CannisterFlux 9y ago
        You weren't talking about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sync https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sync - I guess not. I think the sibling poster cleared it up though, the app I'm using is pretty old and doesn't integrate well any more in Android, there's a newer Keepass app that works with Drive natively.

KeePassXC on desktop, KeepShare on mobile.

mehrdadn 9y ago

KeePassXC doesn't support synchronization though?

distances 9y ago
What kind of synchronization? Keeping the database in Nextcloud/Dropbox should work fine.
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Interesting... that actually works fine? What happens if you make an edit to your password database on your phone, and then make another independent edit on your PC, and then they both get a chance to synchronize? Do they both persist, or do you lose one?
  - Nullabillity 9y ago
    I use Dropbox. I haven't actually tried that case since I rarely change my database from my phone. That said, I have had conflicts between two computers, but KeePassXC's built-in merge tool have fixed those nicely.
  - distances 9y ago
    I can't honestly remember, it either lets you choose which file to keep or creates a copy. Might be that Dropbox and Nextcloud even behave differently. If I edit the file on mobile, I make a point of triggering the synchronization right after to avoid the problem. If you're on Android, Keepass2Android [1] is an excellent app that implements the input with a special keyboard. This avoids risking your password via the clipboard. It even comes with a no-network-permission version! [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2android.keepass2android_nonet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2androi...
CannisterFlux 9y ago
I use KeepPassXC and the Android app and just email the database to myself if I update it. Not very elegant, but I couldn't think of an easier way. I tried using Google Drive to sync it up, but Drive is useless for this - it doesn't open the file using the right intent on Android ("file type not recognised" or something similar it says, this used to work as well) and the Drive website makes it a pain to upload an updated file even from the desktop using Chrome.
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Emailing your database to yourself after every change sounds... very painful. And error-prone. In my case, I use KeePass 2 and KeePass2Android with Google Sync and it works decently well (I would recommend you try this). I would never recommend it to non-technically-minded folks though.
  - CannisterFlux 9y ago
    Nah, doesn't hurt at all :) The db doesn't change often so isn't a big deal. Sync looks to be for Google-domains/business only. In fact Wikipedia says it has been discontinued! I used to sync over owncloud and that worked pretty well, but the provider shut down and I haven't gotten round to setting another up.
    - mehrdadn 9y ago
      I'm confused, would you mind clarifying? What is for Google-domains/business only and has been discontinued? I'm using the software I mentioned with a regular @gmail.com account and it syncs fine with my Google Drive. I don't have gSuite/a business account/anything else.
      - CannisterFlux 9y ago
        You weren't talking about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sync https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sync - I guess not. I think the sibling poster cleared it up though, the app I'm using is pretty old and doesn't integrate well any more in Android, there's a newer Keepass app that works with Drive natively.