Re: comparing password managers in Debian, synchronizing on multiple devices
On 24/10/16 13:05, Daniel Pocock wrote:
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> There have been various discussions in here and in some derivative
> projects like Ubuntu about choosing and using password managers,
> especially the way to sync their password lists across multiple devices.
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> Given the way we do things in Debian it is important not to depend on a
> service like Dropbox to sync the password files.
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> Therefore, how are people choosing a password manager and solving this
> in practice?
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> - which password managers have a built-in mechanism for synchronizing or
> merging password lists on multiple devices?
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> - who is using some other mechanism such as Git or ownCloud to sync?
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> I've made a list of some of the password managers in Debian:
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> https://packages.qa.debian.org/a/assword.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/p/password-gorilla.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/p/password-store.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/r/revelation.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/k/keepass2.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/k/keepassx.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/k/kedpm.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/f/fpm2.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/c/cpm.html
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/p/passwordsafe.html
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> There are quite a few and so it is hard for somebody to know the best
> place to start, maybe a comparison table in the wiki will be needed.
Wiki now created:
https://wiki.debian.org/PasswordManagement
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> Some other factors that come to mind for a comparison table:
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> - support for PGP
> - support for other strong crypto (e.g. smartcard)
> - merging algorithm for multiple devices
> - multi-user / team capabilities
> - browser integration
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> I notice that Tails chose to include KeePassX, although there is some
> uncertainty how it was selected:
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> https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9231
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> Can anybody comment on its history there?
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