Tell HN: 1Password shares passwords you don't want shared

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bitwarden

> What if https://bitwarden.com/ gets hacked They only store the encrypted vaults, which is useless without your master password. So even if it is hacked, the only thing the hackers get is an encrypted blob. > you can use that own its own without an online account. That is because KeePassX/KeePassXC is an offline app that reads a database (.kdbx file) you have on your computer. Bitwarden is for people who want to use their password manager on multiple devices. So an account is necessary. How do you use Keepass across multiple devices. Please don't say Syncthing cause that's not an option for most regular people. And if you use something like Dropbox, what if https://dropbox.com gets hacked? > The fact that I have to create an account This is for authentication (needed it for syncing it across multiple devices).

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Dropbox

> What if https://bitwarden.com/ gets hacked They only store the encrypted vaults, which is useless without your master password. So even if it is hacked, the only thing the hackers get is an encrypted blob. > you can use that own its own without an online account. That is because KeePassX/KeePassXC is an offline app that reads a database (.kdbx file) you have on your computer. Bitwarden is for people who want to use their password manager on multiple devices. So an account is necessary. How do you use Keepass across multiple devices. Please don't say Syncthing cause that's not an option for most regular people. And if you use something like Dropbox, what if https://dropbox.com gets hacked? > The fact that I have to create an account This is for authentication (needed it for syncing it across multiple devices).

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