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I've been using KeepassXC (KeePass w/ macOS GUI elements) and enjoying it. It's a little simple (you just copy and paste the PW). It doesn't do fancy autofill b

I've been using KeepassXC (KeePass w/ macOS GUI elements) and enjoying it. It's a little simple (you just copy and paste the PW). It doesn't do fancy autofill but there's support for pretty much every OS. (I use Spideroak to sync the DB across devices)

NMDaniel 8y ago
KeepassXC does have a browser extension for Firefox & Chrome. I use Syncthing to sync it among devices, it's open source and fairly simple to use(compared to other DIY cloud apps)
- greggarious 8y ago
  > KeepassXC does have a browser extension for Firefox & Chrome. Yeah, but IIRC it doesn't on iOS? I dunno, it hasn't been a big pain point. My solution has to use the Firefox password manager for low value things (like Hacker News), and manually c/p for the higher value (bank, retirement account, etc). (Maybe I'm overly paranoid but I don't like to put high value passwords into the cloud)
tajen 8y ago
Guys, why not Keychain, the default password manager of macOS?
- pvg 8y ago
  iCloud Keychain is Safari-only.
  - ben_w 8y ago
    Not any more. I can access keychain passwords in Chrome on iOS.
    - pvg 8y ago
      It's Safari-only on macOS, as far as I know. It does work with iOS apps and it doesn't work on Windows. It can't replace a password manager unless you use Safari on macOS as your primary browser.
      - tajen 8y ago
        Ah, I see why it’s useful for me: I use Chrome and Chrome stores passwords per profile. And I have several profiles that must not be shared (private, work-dev, work-sysadmin...), and an OS-wide password manager would be super-prone to mistakes. I also use Firefox for non-Google-approved work (ex: MRA and James Damore), and, same, profiles work super-well.
        pvg 8y ago
        I'm not sure, in that case, you're using Keychain at all.
      - ben_w 8y ago
        On macOS, Keychain Access.app (built in) can be used as a stand-alone app to generate and store passwords. WFIW I’m using a plain text file in an encrypted disk image, because I started before I found out about Keychain Access.app, and I never actually trusted third party apps for security reasons and possibly paranoia, so I can’t compare UX quality, but it is available in a form on the desktop.
        pvg 8y ago
        The purpose of a password manager is some kind of multi-device password sharing. Plain macOS keychain doesn't do that at all. There are certainly ways to manually emulate parts of the behaviour of a password manager, whether it's with Keychain Access or post its in your wallet (or various combinations thereof). Password managers are about automating all that.
        ben_w 8y ago
- xab9 8y ago
  Because it's crossplatform. I can open the kdbx file on ios, mac, win and linux. Probably elsewhere too, but these are the ones I use.
- greggarious 8y ago
  > Guys, why not Keychain, the default password manager of macOS? Because keepass files are cross platform. macOS, iOS, android and all the flavors of Linux support it. I also strongly prefer having a locally stored password DB on the device rather than letting it sit in the cloud. (Even though I have an admittedly strong passphrase)
himom 8y ago
Yeah, I use the very old KeepassX 0.9.x because dev jumped the shark after that. I should have a look at XC. Ty. My setup uses iCloud, Box and Google Drive to sync the kdb.

NMDaniel 8y ago

KeepassXC does have a browser extension for Firefox & Chrome. I use Syncthing to sync it among devices, it's open source and fairly simple to use(compared to other DIY cloud apps)

greggarious 8y ago
> KeepassXC does have a browser extension for Firefox & Chrome. Yeah, but IIRC it doesn't on iOS? I dunno, it hasn't been a big pain point. My solution has to use the Firefox password manager for low value things (like Hacker News), and manually c/p for the higher value (bank, retirement account, etc). (Maybe I'm overly paranoid but I don't like to put high value passwords into the cloud)

tajen 8y ago

Guys, why not Keychain, the default password manager of macOS?

pvg 8y ago
iCloud Keychain is Safari-only.
- ben_w 8y ago
  Not any more. I can access keychain passwords in Chrome on iOS.
  - pvg 8y ago
    It's Safari-only on macOS, as far as I know. It does work with iOS apps and it doesn't work on Windows. It can't replace a password manager unless you use Safari on macOS as your primary browser.
    - tajen 8y ago
      Ah, I see why it’s useful for me: I use Chrome and Chrome stores passwords per profile. And I have several profiles that must not be shared (private, work-dev, work-sysadmin...), and an OS-wide password manager would be super-prone to mistakes. I also use Firefox for non-Google-approved work (ex: MRA and James Damore), and, same, profiles work super-well.
      - pvg 8y ago
        I'm not sure, in that case, you're using Keychain at all.
    - ben_w 8y ago
      On macOS, Keychain Access.app (built in) can be used as a stand-alone app to generate and store passwords. WFIW I’m using a plain text file in an encrypted disk image, because I started before I found out about Keychain Access.app, and I never actually trusted third party apps for security reasons and possibly paranoia, so I can’t compare UX quality, but it is available in a form on the desktop.
      - pvg 8y ago
        The purpose of a password manager is some kind of multi-device password sharing. Plain macOS keychain doesn't do that at all. There are certainly ways to manually emulate parts of the behaviour of a password manager, whether it's with Keychain Access or post its in your wallet (or various combinations thereof). Password managers are about automating all that.
        ben_w 8y ago
xab9 8y ago
Because it's crossplatform. I can open the kdbx file on ios, mac, win and linux. Probably elsewhere too, but these are the ones I use.
greggarious 8y ago
> Guys, why not Keychain, the default password manager of macOS? Because keepass files are cross platform. macOS, iOS, android and all the flavors of Linux support it. I also strongly prefer having a locally stored password DB on the device rather than letting it sit in the cloud. (Even though I have an admittedly strong passphrase)

himom 8y ago

Yeah, I use the very old KeepassX 0.9.x because dev jumped the shark after that. I should have a look at XC. Ty. My setup uses iCloud, Box and Google Drive to sync the kdb.