I just came across this project called LessPass, which doesn’t require a database as a back-end and can compute passwords on the fly instead of storing them. The idea really intrigued me, and I wanted to know from the community about the experience of using it - did you run into any troubles with it? How does it compare to more traditional password managers (which would need me to think of a back-up strategy)?
Is it possible to back up your passwords from LessPass? Can you use your own passwords when you prefer to? How are the client programs?
Agreed, if the service changes its name/domain, the password manager basically creates a new password for it whilst the old one becomes irretrievable without some special trickery
I use it, but it has issues, for example you need to remember how you wrote the website name, and if you ever change your master password you need to change the password of every site, and if you must change the password of a single site, you need to remember the counter for each site.
It’s a cool idea, and worth it to generate passwords, but I would still advise to have other methods, and if you have those other methods it becomes kind of pointless. Still a very cool idea and very manageable for a low number of sites.
LessPass has the possibility to connect to a database (via its API) to store the configurations made for each site. This API can be used from any of the clients (either the browser extension, the mobile application, etc.).
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !selfhosted@lemmy.world
A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don’t control.
Rules:
Be civil: we’re here to support and learn from one another. Insults won’t be tolerated. Flame wars are frowned upon.
No spam posting.
Posts have to be centered around self-hosting. There are other communities for discussing hardware or home computing. If it’s not obvious why your post topic revolves around selfhosting, please include details to make it clear.
Don’t duplicate the full text of your blog or github here. Just post the link for folks to click.
Submission headline should match the article title (don’t cherry-pick information from the title to fit your agenda).
don’t use but sorta concerned about it using the url as those have a tendency to change.
Agreed, if the service changes its name/domain, the password manager basically creates a new password for it whilst the old one becomes irretrievable without some special trickery
Cool concept but it doesn’t seem practically viable.
I use it, but it has issues, for example you need to remember how you wrote the website name, and if you ever change your master password you need to change the password of every site, and if you must change the password of a single site, you need to remember the counter for each site.
It’s a cool idea, and worth it to generate passwords, but I would still advise to have other methods, and if you have those other methods it becomes kind of pointless. Still a very cool idea and very manageable for a low number of sites.
LessPass has the possibility to connect to a database (via its API) to store the configurations made for each site. This API can be used from any of the clients (either the browser extension, the mobile application, etc.).
You set up the DB server wherever you want. If you want something light you can use this implementation. And if you are interested, there is also a command line client.
Great to see you around! Thanks for the comment, I’ll take a look at those!