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General => Suggestions and Feedback => Topic started by: LL-user on July 22, 2016, 11:37:39 PM
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Hi,
I'd like to suggest to replace the currently via Lite Software offered Password Manager KeePassX with the original KeePass2 (http://keepass.info/).
Reasons:
- KeePass2 is by far more familiar to Windows users. It is even used in professional IT environments.
- KeePass2 offers a lot more features than KeePassX and can for example be integrated with Firefox via KeeFox (http://keefox.org/).
- KeePass2 can also be easily installed, especially by using the ppa (https://launchpad.net/~jtaylor/+archive/ubuntu/keepass) to stay updated.
Thanks for your consideration :)
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I did look into this at one point but then KeeFarce got released - http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/hacking-tool-swipes-encrypted-credentials-from-password-manager/ It would also be prudent to wait for an audit of their source code - https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/153614 to better protect our users. Cheers :)
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Thanks for the heads-up! Will have a closer look.
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Good stuff, always fully research any software before installing it. That's my standard practice and the core reasons why I will never use or condone Windows or Apple technologies.
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some updates on this topic:
Audit
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eu-fossa/news/eu-fossa-project-submits-results-code-audits (https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eu-fossa/news/eu-fossa-project-submits-results-code-audits)
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/22/keepass-audit-no-critical-security-vulnerabilities-found/ (http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/22/keepass-audit-no-critical-security-vulnerabilities-found/)
most important here is the fact that Keepass and not Keepass2 got audited.
Fork
And another one ... sigh.
https://keepassxreboot.github.io/ (https://keepassxreboot.github.io/)
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/keepass-community-install-ubuntu (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/keepass-community-install-ubuntu)