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KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

211 mentions on Hacker News by 147 people: 7 stories, 204 comments · first 2017-01-19 · latest 2026-10-14

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  1. From the guy that brought you the keepassxc downgrade. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725
    comment by gsich · 2024-05-14 · in The new APT 3.0 solver
  2. The documentation should be updated to reflect this, because at this time https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/wiki/Building-Ke... -DWITH_XC_ALL=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable compiling all plugins above (default: OFF) still use the…
  3. …(or expected to be passed to cmake/bash release tool). Same thing for the ppa packaging. [3] 0. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/INS... 1. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/da90319d2d0... 2.…
  4. …people blindly running `sudo apt install keepassxc` will get an inferior, less secure product. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/INS...
  5. …the one who has to explain it to users. Edit: see the arrogance of the Debian guy (Julian) here: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss... - that’s what I’m talking about.
  6. …the number of such compile-time flags in the future, so these things cannot be disabled anymore. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  7. The default build of KeepassXC is without any optional modules https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/wiki/Building-Ke... -DWITH_XC_ALL=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable compiling all plugins above (default: OFF) To me, it seems like the…
  8. …intended configuration from the authors is for all features to be compiled in and available. See: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss... https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  9. …reasonable otherwise. [0] https://salsa.debian.org/debian/keepassxc/-/commit/7d6d16e3f... [1] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/CMa...
  10. …maintainers are lying about it by saying that he has 'decided to remove ALL features from it' in https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725 the debian maintainer explains: > It is our responsibility to our users to provide…
  11. …and relied on them? EDIT: link to a KeeppassXC maintainer explaining that they're not plugins: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  12. …access to their most important secrets can sometimes do irrational things in the moment of panic. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  13. …all the bug reports because Debian decided to swap the packages out from underneath their users: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss... > This is now our fourth bug report because of the decision to neuter the base…
  14. …while new users can choose for themselves which of the versions they'd like to install https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss... Why would this _not_ be the obvious choice?
  15. …Enable/Disable Networking support (e.g., favicon downloading) (default: OFF) https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/INS...
  16. …do not want the minimal distribution of KeepassXC to be branded as the main "keepassxc" package: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  17. …the KeepassXC repo: > Good luck to you. Really bad decision. We will be sure to let everyone know. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  18. …for Debian users - something like keepassxc-lite and keepassxc-full might be more informative. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss... [1] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  19. …features in the base keepassxc package does nothing besides create angry (or confused) users. [1] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725#iss...
  20. Good discussion here: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725
  21. For folks interested this issue on GitHub seems to have the latest comments. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10725
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    Debian Sid No-Feature KeePassXC Package
    story by Sami_Lehtinen · 2024-05-10 · 5 comments
  23. …day, given the mess that is attestation and its ability to enforce user-hostile ecosystem lockin: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10407 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39698502 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39…
  24. …feel this. See the previously linked comment from someone upset that KeyPassXC lets users export: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10407 When it comes to Apple, or Google, remember that people keep their accounts (and…
    comment by nullfield · 2024-04-27 · in Passkeys: A shattered dream
  25. …are more concerned about threatening projects that have the audacity to use common sense instead: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10407 (and https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10406 )
    comment by flaminHotSpeedo · 2024-04-27 · in Passkeys: A shattered dream
  26. …templates, it's a no go for me. They are discussing it though (for 2.8.0), so maybe a future thing. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/8228
    comment by sigzero · 2024-04-26 · in Passkeys: A shattered dream
  27. …indication now that attestation and certification can be used to punish and block spec deviations ( https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/10406#iss... ). This comment could not possibly be more clear, FIDO Alliance is looking…
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    KeePassXC Issue: [Passkeys] should never be exported in clear text
    story by danShumway · 2024-03-13 · 19 comments
  29. …supports exporting, but i don't think it is released in a stable version / to the public yet: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825
  30. …of random issues like this. X just works for me, and I don't have the time and energy to care. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2281
  31. …comment[0] in the github issue. EDIT: According to the pr[1] it does support import/export --- 0: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870#issu... 1: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825
    comment by imran-iq · 2023-11-01 · in Bitwarden adds support for passkeys
  32. KeepassXC will have passkey support soon: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870 Don't get FOMO; both seem to support export and import, and they seem to be compatible formats, but you may need to lightly modify the CSV…
    comment by mksybr · 2023-11-01 · in Bitwarden adds support for passkeys
  33. …the bank turns it on for a few 'blessed' providers, or mandate a hardware implementation. Watching https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870 with baited breath... :)
  34. …some details about the implementation, and what should be done in future work on passkey support: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 Bitwarden has a few blogs if you search for bitwarden passkeys, but from skimming one…
  35. Fyi it’s in the works for KeepassXC: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870#issu...
    comment by DavideNL · 2023-09-25 · in Passkeys are generally available
  36. …Bitwarden's implementation is pretty basic but the KeePass ecosystem is still sorting it out: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/8228
  37. …because they want to replace passwords and passwords are independent by their nature. [0]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825
  38. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/2292#issuec... became https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/commit/125a81f2e... for some inexplicable reason. Now it looks like droidmonkey authored that entire feature. I did see the…
    comment by mdaniel · 2023-07-06 · in Rejected GitHub profile achievements
  39. …just fine. We will also have at least one open software implementation when this gets merged: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 There are braindead implementations like PayPal's: https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/…
    comment by 5e92cb50239222b · 2023-07-04 · in Passwords Are Fine
  40. …if you want; there is an Android app that can use the same database. [0] https://keepassxc.org/ [1] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc
  41. > KeePass does today Not yet: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/8214 (and https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 ) And even if they will, they're at mercy of e.g. Apple letting anyone to replace iCloud…
    comment by drdaeman · 2023-06-08 · in Tailscale doesn't want your password
  42. …passkeys in software, and for storing passkeys in TPMs. https://github.com/bulwarkid/virtual-fido/ https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 https://github.com/psanford/tpm-fido https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/je…
    comment by pabs3 · 2023-06-08 · in Tailscale doesn't want your password
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    CVE-2023-32784: is KeepassXC affected?
    story by stefankuehnel · 2023-05-20 · 0 comments
  44. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859877 ) may interest you, although the PR is still open, so likely not something someone could use right now
  45. Also note that KeepassXC is unaffected - https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433
  46. …will provide the necessary level of motivation and support to get this over the finish line. [1]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870 [2]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870#issu...
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    KeePassXC pull request to add basic support for WebAuthn
    story by pabs3 · 2023-05-08 · 199 comments
  48. KeePassXC has in-progress passkey support, which will enable part of that: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825
  49. …see also "Support for passkey #8214"[2]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35851476 [1] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825 [2] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/8214
    comment by miles · 2023-05-07 · in Passkeys: A Loss of User Control?
  50. There is a pull request for adding passkeys to KeePassXC: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8825