Keepass2 or KeepassXC?
by lisamint from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4V5YE)
Hi Everyone,
Which password manager would you choose: Keepass2 or KeepassXC? Please note I do not mention KeepassX, which has not been actively developed (and, as a result, KeypassXC emerged).
Keepass2 was originally available only for Windows, and then they created a version for Linux written in C# and using mono, which seems to be problematic and regarded as a security risk because it uses Microsoft .NET platform (please see links below).
https://www.fsf.org/news/dont-depend-on-mono
https://lwn.net/Articles/339314/
KeepassXC is a fork of KeepassX and is written in C++. Although it has not gone through a security audit, it is recommended by several security-focused websites (please see links below).
https://www.privacytools.io/software/passwords/
https://www.privacybytes.com/tools/#password
https://prism-break.org/en/subcatego...word-managers/
https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-keepassxc
Both are open source.
As I don't understand anything about the codebase to properly assess which one (potentially) offers more security, what are your views on these two password managers in terms of security?
Thanks.
Which password manager would you choose: Keepass2 or KeepassXC? Please note I do not mention KeepassX, which has not been actively developed (and, as a result, KeypassXC emerged).
Keepass2 was originally available only for Windows, and then they created a version for Linux written in C# and using mono, which seems to be problematic and regarded as a security risk because it uses Microsoft .NET platform (please see links below).
https://www.fsf.org/news/dont-depend-on-mono
https://lwn.net/Articles/339314/
KeepassXC is a fork of KeepassX and is written in C++. Although it has not gone through a security audit, it is recommended by several security-focused websites (please see links below).
https://www.privacytools.io/software/passwords/
https://www.privacybytes.com/tools/#password
https://prism-break.org/en/subcatego...word-managers/
https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-keepassxc
Both are open source.
As I don't understand anything about the codebase to properly assess which one (potentially) offers more security, what are your views on these two password managers in terms of security?
Thanks.