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I'm using KeePass currently, since I don't really want to use anything publicly hosted. But I was curious to see what other people have been using!

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[–] HybridHuman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 109 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] knighthawk0811@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

second. i think this one is the best. works well on mobile and desktop. can share stuff. has a good free level. i love it

[–] Sileia@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Third. We even formed a organisation to share passwords to streaming sites (looking at you, Netflix). I like the emergency feature when something happen to me and my partner can access my passwords and login information.

[–] chika@vlemmy.net 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Seems most people are recommending Bitwarden! Is it free to selfhost? I'm new to selfhosting but I'd love to give this a shot.

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Skooshjones@vlemmy.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Bitwarden. I've used a bunch of password managers, Bitwarden has been by far the best for me.

The mobile, desktop, and web app are all awesome and work great.

Self-hostable, open source, great feature set. Pricing is super reasonable for their cloud hosted features. Ui is simple, clean, makes sense, and so far I've had zero issues with syncing, saving, etc.

IMO, it's a great example of a FOSS application that looks and functions as good or better than the nicest closed source proprietary software.

[–] envis10n@waveform.social 10 points 1 year ago

This. Love Bitwarden

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[–] Rhabuko@feddit.de 30 points 1 year ago (8 children)
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[–] kratoz29@lemmy.fmhy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Self hosted Bitwarden AKA Vaultwarden.

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[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 22 points 1 year ago

I started using Bitwarden a few years ago and it's been excellent.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 22 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] mycus@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I use KeepassXC from the distro repos and syncthing so I have that shit synced around the whole house.


edit: on android I use KeepassDX

It is keepass all the way down lol

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[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] MajesticFlame@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

same here, KeePassXC + syncthing on desktop and KeePassDX + syncthing on android. I also run a second syncthing instance on desktop in read only mode that makes backups to my cloud

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[–] tmpod 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

BitWarden has been a trusted, reliable and very useful service for me.

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[–] kawaii_black_mass@lemmy.one 17 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden user here. I used to use LastPass, but it's hard to beat free software that does the same thing just as well.

[–] OrthoStice@feddit.it 17 points 1 year ago

Definitely Bitwarden

[–] gilbert31@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I've been using Bitwarden for a while and I have no complaints, works pretty well.

[–] lemmy_lunger@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

bitwarden has been great, no complaints!

[–] SHamblingSHapes@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

BitWarden in personal life. Recently discovered my corporate overlords approve KeePass (no synching to my phone though). I'm pumped to have literally any pw vault solution.

No joke, 25% of the people in my office have a sticky note on the bottom of their keyboards. I do the odd security audit and I always check.

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[–] Equinox@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago

I have been using Bitwarden for a long time and never regretted it. If I wanted to have an offline password manager I would look to KeePassXC.

[–] titworm@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] darkfoe@lemmy.serverfail.party 13 points 1 year ago

I've been happy with Bitwarden thus far. Used Lastpass back in the day, but migrated over when the renewal prices started creeping up.

[–] waspentalive@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bitwarden here. Was also a LastPass user. Switched when I retired so I did not have to worry about still keeping any old accounts from work. P.s. Also I like that I can have Bitwarden sync on my phone and my laptop.

[–] Milarepa_07@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

I’m also using Bitwarden currently.

[–] emzzy@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use KeePassXC (KeePassDX on mobile) synced via SyncThing for sensitive/important logins, and Bitwarden for practically everything else.

[–] teddy@lemmy.cornspace.space 12 points 1 year ago

Self hosted Vaultwarden. It's great.

[–] Mihuy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I've always just used Bitwarden even before I cared about privacy

[–] fouc@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

KeePassXC synced across my devices with syncthing

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[–] odseey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

keepassxc + syncthing for syncing the database across devices.

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[–] AwkwardPenguin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden! Used to use LastPass but I'm glad I migrated a few years back. I prefer bitwarden now. It's easy to set up, use and multi platform.

[–] sunaurus@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a huge fan of 1Password. Previously used pass for years, but there are many ways in which 1Password is more convenient, especially when it comes to sharing secrets with friends/family/colleagues.

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[–] r00t@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bitwarden is the way to go. Used LastPass years ago when they suddenly switched to the paid model, then they could get fucked. Been with Bitwarden and haven't looked back (or around for alternatives, super happy)

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[–] eequalsir@lemmy.fmhy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden is my go to

[–] Malin@omg.qa 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know a bunch of people here have mentioned Bitwarden, but I would like to mention one feature that makes it superior to all others. You can integrate it to services like SimpleLogin, AnonAddy, Firefox Relay, DDG etc. and auto-generate email aliases within the Bitwarden extension. In theory it is more secure to not do this but it is such a huge QoL feature to just hit the randomize button in the extension to create an alias for a new login. It also populates the info field on simplelogin with something along the lines of "Auto-Generated by Bitwarden for: [website]"

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[–] thatonedude1210@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

Big fan of Bitwarden here.

[–] ilovetamako@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I'm just on bitwarden, I was using keepass for awhile but getting the vault moved between devices was a pain, even with syncthing. If it got desynced it was a pain to fix

[–] rstein@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

Started with Lastpass, but migrated to Bitwarden because of open source. And then came the trouble at Lastpass.

[–] Crakila@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden for personal, 1Password for work stuff.

I much prefer Bitwarden

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I use Bitwarden in all my devices. Never gave me a reason to look for anything else.

[–] AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

One more for Bitwarden. You can even run your own local server and avoid using the cloud.

[–] lynny@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bitwarden pro. Having OTP and all my passwords on my watch is a life changer.

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[–] hemko@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Keepassxc with databases in nextcloud for easy sync between devices

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[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Firefox sync. The service syncs between your actual devices. Nothing is stored online. There is a catch. Everything is encrypted using your password. So if you forget your password, you lose all your passwords.

I sync between my Linux desktop (OpenSuse Tumblweed), my Android phone, and my Steamdeck.

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