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You probably can't trust your password manager if it's compromised (www.theregister.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42164102

Researchers demo weaknesses affecting some of the most popular options Academics say they found a series of flaws affecting three popular password managers, all of which claim to protect user credentials in the event that their servers are compromised.…

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[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I know they're convenient, but people should really stop using cloud-based password managers and start using local ones. I personally recommend KeepassXC.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

How do you recommend people sync between devices? What about devices that, for security reasons, do not allow flash drives or any external device to be plugged in?

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Syncthing is great for syncing things like keepass dbs

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Works on iOS?

[–] Matt 4 points 2 days ago

There is Synctrain and Möbius Sync. They are not perfect due to iOS restrictions on apps running in the background, but they work well enough as long as I occasionally open them to make sure they sync.

[–] thyristor@lemmy.pt 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have my keepass file in a samba share on my raspberry pi running wireguard. But it's easier just using nextcloud. Anyway, the file is encrypted.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

At that point, why bother with the setup of samba shares and nextcloud or syncthing or whatever else and not use VaultWarden with its built in sync over WireGuard/TailScale?

[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

KeePass features a built-in synchronization mechanism. I store my password file on google drive for ease of access on multiple devices. I set up triggers (on save, on custom button) to sync between the local copy and the cloud copy, using this guide: https://keepass.info/help/kb/trigger_examples.html#dbsync

Not a turnkey solution, but once setup it works like a charm.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Sadly this functionality is not included in KeepassXC, so I continue to use the original Keepass for this reason, but I agree, my setup is the same and I'm very happy with it.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

And keepass is perfectly cloud ready by placing the kdbx file into your cloud storage and sync using webDav or similar.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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