KeePass
KeePass is an offline encrypted password database format. It is an alternative to popular online password managers and is supported on all major distributions and other OS platforms.
Currently, there are two variants of the database formats: KeePass 1.x (Classic) and KeePass 2.x
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Installation
There are two major implementations of KeePass, both of which are included in official repositories:
- KeePass — An easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and mobile devices. It also has optional autotype and clipboard support respectively when
xdotool
andxsel
are installed. Supports importing from many formats.
- KeePassX — KeePassX is a cross platform port of the Windows application Keepass Password Safe. The new version keepassx2 is compatible with 2.x database formats, but can import 1.x databases. One may also import PwManager databases and KWallet XML databases.
Other lesser known implementations are found in the AUR:
- keepassc — A curses-based password manager compatible to KeePass v.1.x and KeePassX. It also uses
xsel
for clipboard functions.
- kpcli — A command line browser of KeePassX database files
*.kdb
.
- keeweb — A desktop webapp compatible to KeePass 2.x.
Integration
Many plugins and extensions are available for integrating KeePass to other software.
Plugin Installation
KeePass is by default, installed at /usr/share/keepass/
. Copy plugin.plgx
to a plugins sub-directory under the KeePass installation directory as demonstrated below:
# mkdir /usr/share/keepass/plugins # cp plugin.plgx /usr/share/keepass/plugins
Firefox
Firefox extension that links the browser to existing or new KeePass database. KeeFox needs to be setup before it is fully functional.
Extension allowing Firefox to form-fill passwords stored in KeePass.
Modifies window title to assist autotype feature.
Chrome/Chromium
Extension allowing Google Chrome and Chromium to form-fill passwords stored in KeePass.