hello, quit using centralized services
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Yep seems to be the way π
I ran away from Bitwarden a few weeks ago due to other controversies and started using GNOME Secrets and KeePassDX. I couldn't be happier, it's slightly less convenient but I'm glad I did that.
if you're into self-hosting i've been using vaultwarden for a while now. it's an open-source implementation of the Bitwarden server
Iβve asked this before but does any of this enshittification affect vaultwarden?
Even if it doesn't affect it directly Vaultwarden is strongly linked to Bitwarden, for example I think you're using official clients on your devices, Vaultwarden is not self sustainable (for now)
None of the above effects vaultwarden (how could it?), buy it does raise concerns about long term FLOSS-friendlyness. I got bit by the sudden price increase earlier this year and decided that is the 1 year warning to migrate to either self hosted vaultwarden or something else. I move slow, so need some time anyway.
Well since most if not all use the Bitwarden client they could lock that down. Which would suck.
The GPL3 clients? They can relicense and stop developing those, but we would still have them in their current state.
I think in the worst case they fork the client as well.
you should get a notice no later than 2 weeks before the actual renewal
Yea this is what has likely happened to me, just haven't got the email about it. Then I was thinking: If I never heard any news about the price hike (which I didn't) it would be good if I got an actual email from Bitwarden - perhaps when they decided the price would be higher, therefore I could actually choose to stay with them or have time to research other options
I have switched to aliasvault.net myself ; which works better anyways.
Sure, Go for it. I've been using KeePass for a long time now and I am very satisfied with it. Aside from the security and privacy (Which you know is BEST out there), It comes with many customizations too. I used to use BitWarden but now I use KeePass.
Can keepass store files?
Yes, you can add multiple files to an entry.
Great, then I will probably switch to that then.
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The CEO apparently is a big private equity guy, and those bloodsucking ticks only know how to do one thing: Suck every last drop of money and goodwill from the company and its customers as quickly as possible.
Breaks my heart, I've been a massive Bitwarden advocate for years. Been happily paying for the individual paid plan. I'm now working on setting up KeyPassXC with syncthing.
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This is the email I received at the begining of the year when there were multiple articles about the price increase.
I think it's important to note that you may have missed or deleted the email, or it potentially could have gone to your junk folder, but they did send out emails letting people know.
I got the same email with 25% discount for this year. Can't argue with lack of transparency on that and it's a bit unreasonable to expect no price increases ever
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Donβt be evil!!
If you or someone you trust happen to have a home server, just install Vaultwarden, which is the community fork of Bitwarden without any fees, shady stuff or reliance on Bitwarden infrastructure.
I know this options exists, but honestly I donβt think I have reliable enough infrastructure. Itβs hardly ever offline, but my backup game is super weak, and I have had to rebuild from scratch once in the past three years.
What happens if I fuck up again and have to rebuild? Just feels like a massive potential failure point.
Bitwarden app is fully compatible with Vaultwarden and stores copies of all your passwords for offline access, so as long as you have access to the app somewhere, you'll have them.
Also, Bitwarden can export your passwords as a file in several formats, readable by Bitwarden, KeePassXC etc. You can have that stored somewhere safe.
Your backup is all your clients. Every client has a blob. If you loose it export and then import. That is if everything else fails.
How do you use it on mobile? I didn't find an app version
Use the Bitwarden app, it is compatible. Under the email field, choose a custom server and set it up there.
You use the normal Bitwarden app and point it to your server
If you look real close side by side there is a subtle difference....
Suuuper easy to stand up, took me about 20 minutes to get it up and running
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It got bought by a company owned by Vista Equity partners, a private equity firm.
The loss of values happened at Citrix when it was Vought by Vista. They installed Tom Krauseasthe CEO to gut it from the inside out.
Everybody should have an exit plan ready to be able to leave bitwarden
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I will conti UE to self-host Vaultwarden and use the BitWarden clients until I feel the clients are not trustworthy or they are forked.
Yeah, I switched to KeePass for the same reason. The only way I trust software is if they'll show me the code, and the only reason to replace "transparency" with "trust" IMHO is because they want to go closed source. Innovation also tends to just mean 'we're going to be charging you for features that used to be free '
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Totally agree. I've been a multi-year paying customer of bitwarden for the family, always happy with their service, especially when compared with the 1pass I use at work. But that CEO avatar picture alone gives me enough bad vibes, let alone his credentials, the acronym change, so yea I too reckon I've been putting off the switch long enough now.
I came from keepass, can't go back there, even if I now have syncthing set up everywhere. Also, how would that work for the family, you force everyone to set up their own file and hope they manage it well? Highly doubtful.
I saw aliasvault pop up too, this last week. Haven't looked into it yet, and although a great contender, it's probably too young to seriously consider.
These are the alternatives according to selfh.st/apps :
- Vaultwarden
- Password Pusher
- KeePassXC
- Passbolt
- Infisical
- OpenBao
- YeetFile
- AliasVault
- OrigamiVault
Anyone here had some bad experiences with any of these?
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