BitwardenDecrypt VS KeePass2.x

GitHub - GurpreetKang/BitwardenDecrypt: Decrypts an encrypted Bitwarden data.json file.

That said, you can decrypt a bitwarden password encrypted backup without bitwarden. Aside from being able to run something like Vaultwarden locally, there are programs that can do that. Or you can use the local data.json file with https://github.com/GurpreetKang/BitwardenDecrypt

If you've exported as a password protected json, you can try to import it into a new account. Or you can use a third party tool such as https://github.com/GurpreetKang/BitwardenDecrypt

These files can be decrypted using the BitwardenDecrypt utility. In addition, the data.json file can be opened using a copy of the .exe for Bitwarden portable.

Use a third-party tool like BitwardenDecrypt to decrypt the JSON off-line, then condition the data to be compatible with KeePass.

Download and archive a copy of the third-party utility BitwardenDecrypt, version 1.6 or higher. This tool can decrypt password-protected JSON exports. The source code is a 5-KB Python file, which you can store on your backup media.

This depends crucially on what method you used to produce the encrypted JSON export. If you used the Web Vault or CLI to export a password-protected JSON, then you can either maintain an archive copy of the Portable Desktop App .exe file to use for opening the JSON, or you can use a third-party utility like BitwardenDecrypt.

The last sentence in the above quote is not accurate as it pertains to the password-protected JSON exports. These can not only be imported into a new Bitwarden account, but they can also be decrypted by third-party tools (such as BitwardenDecrypt).

And the best part is there are solutions already that do this: https://keepass.info/

Does it work on Android or iOS?

🔗 KeePass

When you're at a point where you're relying on a display name to make security-critical decisions, you've already lost.

Character substitutions like ķeepass or ƙeepass or keypass are at least possible to spot if you know the name of the product, but not the full URL.

But there are many ways to create lookalike domains that don't change the product name: https://keepass.org https://keepass.net https://keepass.info https://keepass.cx https://keepassxc.org https://keepass-info.net https://keepass-manager.com

Which of these is the correct one? (It's https://keepassxc.org of course, but just looking at the URL won't tell you that.)

The root cause is downloading software you see advertised on Google even though that does not in any way establish trustworthiness.

> People love to hate on passwords but the reality is that for many circumstances (threat models) they are the best compromise. You can make them more than strong enough (take 32+ bytes out of /dev/random and encode however you like, nobody will ever brute force that in this universe) and various passwords managers solve the problem of re-use (never reuse a password).

> And it comes with the benefit that you control how it is stored and can apply as much redundancy as you want to feel comfortable.

Honestly, I agree! I used KeePass back in the day (https://keepass.info/) but now use KeePassXC (https://keepassxc.org/) and it's really nice - I don't know any of my passwords because they're all randomly generated and are pretty secure. The only one I have to remember is my main password for decrypting the safe, which I also wrote down and entrusted to someone close to me due to its complexity.

It honestly works great, software to interact with the password safe is on every platform where I need it to be, in addition to it being super easy to reason about storage, because it's basically just a file - that I can then put on self-hosted Nextcloud, or another solution like that, or USB sticks or burn to CDs for all I care.

Maybe I should also migrate all of my TOTP stuff over to it and look into good Android apps at some point, then I wouldn't quite need Google Authenticator or FreeOTP anymore, either.

If you have used this combo at many sites (which is of course not recommended) then download one of the available free Password Managers like Keepass, Bitwarden, Lastpass or any others you can find with a Google Search

I also tried out KeePass for a little bit but prefer the BitWarden apps. The key thing here is don't store your passwords in the cloud as they are massive target for hackers.

There are various Keepass add-ons, but I prefer the standalone version.

Best KeePass Windows desktop client: KeePass

If though you can't stand the idea of your password vault on a 3rd party server then you can use an offline password manager like KeePass. Of course, you have to take responsibility for making and storing backups of your vault in case something happens to your device. Fortunately, Syncthing can make this pretty trivial.