I stood up a Passbolt server recently on an old laptop to check out, using their community edition. Doing so was extremely straightforward. Integration with my browser (Firefox) and phone (Android) were on par with Bitwarden, which I've been using for years. However, I will not be using it for the following reasons, none of which is really a criticism, per se, just that it's not a fit for me at the moment:

• I'm unsure how it would fare with a non-technical user/team. While adding the account to my phone worked fine, things like "save and store this ASCII private key if you ever need access on a new computer" leaves something to be desired.
• My self-hosting is very, very local, like in my house local. Ensuring that my passwords are available even if I have an extended power outage (rare, but it does happen) is more than I have time/energy/desire to deal with right now.
• I could self-host on a VPS, but at the recommended level of system resources, I'd already be at practically half what it could cost me to pay Passbolt for their "cloud" option.
• The cloud offering is pay-per-user, with a minimum of 10 users—more than I need right now, even if I were to get all the computer-using family members on board. The pricing isn't excessive ($5.40/user/month); I just don't want to pay for users I don't have.
• Subjectively, I found the UI kind of ugly.

#passbolt #selfhosting #security #passwordmanager

What is an alias manager?

Imagine every website knows a different version of your email address.

One for shopping
One for social media
One for newsletters…

With #AliasVault your shopping interests stay separate from your social accounts.

Less tracking and spam. More privacy.

#aliasmanager #passwordmanager #privacytools #foss

Soooo Password Manager tool Bitwarden is enshitifying this week; with potential flow on implications for Vaultwarden (dont stress today, but be ready to stress later).

https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-quiet-renovation-at-bitwarden

Makes for an awkard moment for us at the Digital Justice Society.

We've recently downgraded our rating of Proton Pass, as month on month we we were finding they had become increasingly spammy in their sign up flows.

Now our "Best" options for free non-big-tech Password Managers.. are both Enshitifying.

Bitwarden, ProtonPass; the principal would like to see both of you after class today.

#BitWarden #ProtonPass #1Password #PasswordManager #DigitalSecurity #Passwords #PasswordSecurity #DigitalJustice

Strong passwords aren’t your biggest problem.

Identity reuse is.

A password manager helps with passwords. Reusing the same email and identity across services makes tracking, profiling, and linking your accounts together easy.

Try our open-source password and alias manager: https://www.aliasvault.net

#opensource #passwordmanager #infosec #privacytools

Doch die richtige Entscheidung gewesen, zu #keepass zu wechseln.

"Kurz nach der Preisänderung wurden auch die Unternehmenswerte Inklusion und Transparenz von der Seite gestrichen."

#bitwarden #password #passwordmanager

https://www.golem.de/news/passwortmanager-bitwarden-wechselt-fuehrungskraefte-und-passt-preise-an-2605-208780.html

While I do love and use #Bitwarden, I’m always on the lookout for alternatives. In case VW will have issues with BW official apps and/or extension, #AliasVault might be my next #selfhosted password manager

#selfhosting #homelab #passwordmanager #passwords #security #docker #synology
https://www.aliasvault.net/

🔑 Heads up, #Bitwarden has seen some quiet and curious website and company changes: https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

Let's keep an eye on these developments. 👀

#Vaultwarden #Passwords #Password #PasswordManager #FOSS #Security