![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s start by saying that this password manager supports YubiKey to secure your database. That’s how the team behind the product explains whether KeePassXC supports YubiKey: However, technically YubiKey is not considered 2FA. KeePassXC supports YubiKeys for securing a database, but strictly speaking, it’s not two-factor authentication. KeePassXC generates a challenge and uses the YubiKey’s response to this challenge to enhance the encryption key of your database. So in a sense, it makes your password stronger, but technically it doesn’t qualify as a separate second factor, since the expected response doesn’t change every time you try to decrypt your database. It does, however, change every time you save your database. In terms of scandals, KeePassXC’s reputation has been clean. Customers find this product reliable because it is an offline password manager, as well as open-source and community-developed. Its users’ participation in the development process is a reassuring sign of security. You can do the following things to participate in the development of the product: User contributionĪs KeePassXC is a community-created password manager, its users’ participation is continuously encouraged. What is the difference between KeePass, KeePassX and KeePassXC? Some might get confused by seeing three very similar names in the password manager world. There’s no mystery – all of them are related. KeePass is the first one out of three – the original password manager. KeePassX was created as a cross-platform app to manage KeePass databases.Īnd the last one – KeePassXC – is the most advanced and improved version of the three password managers. It is continuously updated and tweaked to ensure the best user experience. While KeePassXC supports some of the commonly used platforms, it could do way better. You can download your preferred app on KeePassXC’s website: KeePassXC is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The apps are very straightforward, and simple with not much to marvel at – if you want a stylish interface, this is not the app for you. However, KeePassXC does its job well and all the necessary features are there for you to explore. I’d say this is a great product for those who are just starting with password managers. You won’t get distracted by a myriad of fancy features and will get everything you would expect from this type of product. KeePassXC works on Chrome, Chromium, Vivaldi, and Firefox. To enable your chosen extension, you would have to go to the app Settings or alternatively go to your browser and search for KeePassXC.įor this review, I’m using Chrome. All you have to do is to click on Add to Chrome: Retrieved September 2, 2022.It’s excellent that the product has extensions not only for the widely used browsers but also for the open-source Chromium browser, as well. ^ "KeePassXC-Browser – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)".^ "KeePassXC-Browser", KeePassXC, Aug, retrieved September 2, 2022.^ "FreshPorts - security/keepassxc: KeePass Cross-platform Community Edition".^ " | The OpenBSD package collection".The Electronic Frontier Foundation mention KeePassXC as "an example of a password manager that is open-source and free." Īn accompanying browser extension is also available for Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. KeePassXC supports having key files and YubiKey challenge-response for additional security. It can also import (and convert) version 2 and the older KeePass 1 (.kdb) databases. KeePassXC uses the KeePass 2.x (.kdbx) password database format as the native format. It is built using Qt5 libraries, making it a multi-platform application which can be run on Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD. It started as a community fork of KeePassX (itself a cross-platform port of KeePass). KeePassXC is a free and open-source password manager. X64, x86, Apple silicon, AArch64 and others ![]()
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