![]() ![]() This means, that the entire world outside of the developers for that company, are excluded from checking the app for security holes.įor those of you who don’t understand what that means, it means that only the company who creates the application can review and modify the code that the app is built on. Open source, allows the code for an app to be viewed transparently (as opposed to encrypted), by every software engineer or developer in the entire world. Often you will hear programmers screaming that open source is the most secure, and it is, because it effectively invites every programmer in the world to oversee the code and check it for bugs or security holes. There is a lot of strength when inviting the eyes of the world to check your work for errors, as opposed to only allowing the ten or fifteen people at your small company to check their code for errors. That being said, I wanted a cross platform open source password manager that stored my password database files locally or in my private cloud and had excellent encryption algorithms. ![]() After a lot of searching and sifting through apps on iOS, MacOS, windows, and ubuntu, I came to realize that the password manager of my desire didn’t actually exist. I used to be an avid user of Datavault Password manager, which is a pretty decent app that is is with Mac OS and iOS. However, it has no compatibility with linux, and once again, is Closed source (untrustworthy). Same goes for the rest of the password managers for Mac and iOS. Well, except one, that technically, doesn’t exist for Mac (aside from closed source ports that aren’t compatible with keepass 2.4 databases). The app is an open source app made for windows called Keepass Password Safe, the most recent version being Keepass 2.4. It is full of great encryption features, security features, plugins, best of all, completely open source, and quite possibly, the most secure password manager in existence. It’s compatible with Keepass 1 and Keepass 2 databases, meaning that you can sync your passwords from your iOS device to your Windows Keepass v2.4 app.įortunately, it is also compatible with a great open source iOS app Called MiniKeePass, that is also a free for download. This is AWESOME! But what about syncing it from iOS (or Windows for that matter) to your Mac? Well, until now, it wasn’t possible (at least not for the most up to date version of Keepass 2). But fortunately, Nerd-Tech has created a solution. We have used Wine for Mac, to port Keepass V2.40 to Mac OS, compatible with High Sierra. ![]() Furthermore, we have packaged it with the majority of plugins already installed. Our favorite, is the auto mount plugin for vera-crypt. Oh yes, Keepass 2 is compatible with Vera-crypt, one of the best if not the best, encryption solutions for private data, EVER! I'm using the KeePass/dropbox combo with a long passphrase these days though as I've decided that its more secure than the notebook and I can put more explicit information in there (and files), though it is somewhat nerdy so I still recommend the paper notebook for people like my mother.If you are looking for the best cross platform password manager ever, look no further then our custom ported version of KeePass 2.43 for Mac OS! Download it and start tinkering. In fact I've recently moved away from the notebook for myself because I felt that if somebody breaks into my residence and takes that notebook (not all thieves are ignorant of how valuable a password book is, especially when this contains banking passwords) then all is lost. I used a natty paper notebook for years and in fact I borrowed this method from my mother who seems to feel guilty that she writes this stuff down but I try and reassure her that its ok. ![]()
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