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Why would anyone trust their passwords with closed source software, when there's alternatives out there that are?

by Dedime 5y ago

Item_Boring 5y ago
Because it works seamlessly on all of my devices and has done so for years. Never encountered any issues and syncing happens within seconds.
- Dedime 5y ago
  I've been quite happy with KeePassXC / KeePass2Android and syncing via Google Drive.
  - naosouumapessoa 5y ago
    Not sure about Android but, for iOS users, it makes no sense trusting open source software. So, even if you choose strongbox or keepassium as they’re open source you’re still trusting some dude as you have no option to verify that the iOS build is the same as the build on github. This is why I prefer to give my password to a company like Bitwarden and 1Password. At least, they have less incentive to be malicious than random dude on the store.
    - anmipo 5y ago
      Bitwarden used to be a "random dude" project for quite a while...
      - nopato 5y ago
        Yeah and I’ve never used it while it was a random dude project. You need enough street cred if you want me to trust my whole life in your hands.
        anmipo 5y ago
        - A random dude behind an LLC is still a random dude — but now with limited liability :) - There is a fake "KeePass" app in the AppStore. It is published by a company. Perhaps time is more important for reputation than being incorporated?
- bombcar 5y ago
  Amusingly enough 1Password's main area of pain (for me) has been integration with Safari itself. It's much better on Chrome until you turn off Apple's password thing in Safari. It works great to have both enabled on iPhone/iPad however. No idea why they can't fix the overlapping fields in Safari. https://1password.community/discussion/116898/in-big-sur-safari-password-overlap-1password https://1password.community/discussion/116898/in-big-sur-saf...
dmwallin 5y ago
I trust their business incentives more than my ability to self-host securely and I value the convenience more than the extra cost.
- LilBytes 5y ago
  Everyone shit's on SaaS pricing because, well, for many, many well documented reasons. But with 1Password, I'm paying $55 per annum for 5 licenses for a product that works exceptionally well. Convenience and security here is absolutely important. And if it means I can throw a license at my girlfriend who previously had a similar password between banking and her wifi and everything in between. And I can set her up, eat $1 a month on her behalf and EASILY onboard her vs. a stand alone license which is not convenient. You can count me as a happy subscriber. 1Password's pricing is great, and I get an awesome product in return. I don't get the blind "all SaaS products suck and are dark patterns" vitriol that we see on HN so often.

Why would anyone trust their passwords with closed source software, when there's alternatives out there that are?

by Dedime 5y ago

Why would anyone trust their passwords with closed source software, when there's alternatives out there that are?

Because it works seamlessly on all of my devices and has done so for years. Never encountered any issues and syncing happens within seconds.

Dedime 5y ago
I've been quite happy with KeePassXC / KeePass2Android and syncing via Google Drive.
- naosouumapessoa 5y ago
  Not sure about Android but, for iOS users, it makes no sense trusting open source software. So, even if you choose strongbox or keepassium as they’re open source you’re still trusting some dude as you have no option to verify that the iOS build is the same as the build on github. This is why I prefer to give my password to a company like Bitwarden and 1Password. At least, they have less incentive to be malicious than random dude on the store.
  - anmipo 5y ago
    Bitwarden used to be a "random dude" project for quite a while...
    - nopato 5y ago
      Yeah and I’ve never used it while it was a random dude project. You need enough street cred if you want me to trust my whole life in your hands.
      - anmipo 5y ago
        - A random dude behind an LLC is still a random dude — but now with limited liability :) - There is a fake "KeePass" app in the AppStore. It is published by a company. Perhaps time is more important for reputation than being incorporated?
bombcar 5y ago
Amusingly enough 1Password's main area of pain (for me) has been integration with Safari itself. It's much better on Chrome until you turn off Apple's password thing in Safari. It works great to have both enabled on iPhone/iPad however. No idea why they can't fix the overlapping fields in Safari. https://1password.community/discussion/116898/in-big-sur-safari-password-overlap-1password https://1password.community/discussion/116898/in-big-sur-saf...

dmwallin 5y ago

I trust their business incentives more than my ability to self-host securely and I value the convenience more than the extra cost.

LilBytes 5y ago
Everyone shit's on SaaS pricing because, well, for many, many well documented reasons. But with 1Password, I'm paying $55 per annum for 5 licenses for a product that works exceptionally well. Convenience and security here is absolutely important. And if it means I can throw a license at my girlfriend who previously had a similar password between banking and her wifi and everything in between. And I can set her up, eat $1 a month on her behalf and EASILY onboard her vs. a stand alone license which is not convenient. You can count me as a happy subscriber. 1Password's pricing is great, and I get an awesome product in return. I don't get the blind "all SaaS products suck and are dark patterns" vitriol that we see on HN so often.