So LastPass has been sold to LogMeIn and as we can see, not many LastPass users, including me, are happy about it. LogMeIn reputation is hunting them now and no amount of assurance from the company can fix the trust that was broken.
KeePassium works great with other KeePass apps, be it KeePass itself, KeePassXC, KeePassDroid, Keepass2Android or other KeePass-compatible app.KeePassium supports all the current database formats: kdb (KeePass 1.x), kdbx3 (KeePass 2.34 and before) and kdbx4 (KeePass 2.35+), and relies on time-proven implementations of AES, ChaCha20, Twofish, and Argon2 algorithms. When trying to connect to KeePassXC-Browser, it triggers the KeePassXC window and that's all. The extension shows 'Timeout or not connected to KeePassXC'. KeePassXC is a community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. Every feature works cross-platform and was thoroughly tested on multiple systems to provide users with the same look and feel on every supported operating system. This includes the beloved Auto-Type feature.
My friend Khamosh recently covered an article on top password manager services you can use as a LastPass alternative and KeePass was the only one which was free. However, it’s true that it’s a bit difficult to use. Especially when there’s no official support for browsers and smartphones.
So here’s a detailed guide on how to configure KeePass on Windows and use it on browsers like Chrome and Firefox.
Password Management: It’s not as easy as it looks, which is why we have a dedicated guide for it, which you should definitely check it out.Setting Up KeePass on Windows
After you have installed KeePass and activated your vault, we need to install a plugin. The plugin will help the desktop app to communicate with the extension we are going to install on Chrome or Firefox. The name of the plugin is keepasshttp and can be downloaded from the GitHub page.
The zip file will contain a lot of files. But don’t let that confuse you. Simply extract the fileKeePassHttp.plgx to C:Program Files (x86)KeePass Password Safe 2 directory. Users on 32-bit can use the usual Program Files directory. Having done that, restart KeePass.
After the KeePass restarts, click on Tools—>Plugins. Here, you should be able to see the KeePassHttpplugin in the list. Everything is set, it’s now time to install the Chrome extension from the store.
chromeIPass for Chrome
There are a few KeePass extensions available for Chrome, but chromeIPass is one of the best performer out there. After you install the extension, click on the Connect button to connect the plugin to the desktop app. Having done that, you will get a confirmation dialog box on the KeePass desktop app.
No need to enter the master password here. Just enter any keyword and it will be used to identify your connection. That’s all, you will get a notification on the Chrome plugin as to which database it’s connected to.
Any login page you visit now, the credentials will be supplied from KeePass to the browser. Initially, you will get regular popups on KeePass desktop app to allow the transfer of information. You can set it to always allow from KeePassHttp plugin settings found under Tools–>KeepPassHttp Options–>Advanced.
On some page, if the browser is not able to auto-detect the credential fields, open the plugin and click on choose own credential fields for the page. You can now pinpoint the username and password field and the settings will be saved in the extension. These can later be deleted from the extension settings.
KeeFox for Firefox
Firefox users can go ahead and install the KeeFox plugin on the browser and restart it. After the browser restarts, you will be asked to connect to the KeePass database on your computer. Once you hit the connect button, the browser might become unresponsive for a few seconds. Just wait for it to detect KeePass and read your database file.
Next thing, you will be asked to enter generated code from Firefox and the master password to connect the database. This makes it look like the connection is more secure than the Chrome plugin.
That’s all, you can now use the KeeFox to seamlessly login to the websites while browsing on Firefox.
KeeeFox, the plugin for Firefox is more comprehensive than the chromeIPass. There are a lot of settings you can configure, but you should know what you are doing. The best thing is, the extension allows hotkeys for frequently used commands. Autocrypt 2 4 1 download free.
KeePass on Smartphones is Up Next
So that was how you can use KeePass on Chrome and Firefox. If you have any doubts, you can ask them in our forum. As a heads up, I am currently testing different third-party KeePass apps we have on iOS and Android. If they are worth it, would definitely share them in one of my upcoming articles.
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- Single point of risk for ALL your information. If the database is stolen and cracked, you're in big trouble.
- Single point of failure for ALL your information. If you lose the database or forget the master password, you're in big trouble.
- One major risk: if you store your bank login info in a password manager, and it gets hacked, and the thief empties your bank account, neither the password manager company nor your bank will compensate you. Both will deny any liability, according to their terms of service. Your money will be gone.
Dan Goodin's 'Severe' password manager attacks steal digital keys and data en masse'
Martin Vigo's 'Even the LastPass Will be Stolen, Deal with It!'
Linus Sarud's 'Thinking outside of the password manager box'
Keepassxc Browser Extension Edge
With enough effort, and maybe good starting guesses, password manager databases are crackable. See for example: My 'keepasscrack' project
devio's mod0keecrack
ElcomSoft blog
ISE's 'Password Managers: Under the Hood of Secrets Management'
Ruby Devices' 'How to Hack KeePass Passwords using Hashcat' (not sure works on KDBX 4)
But of course you could store the database inside an encrypted VeraCrypt container or something, to add another layer of protection.