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What are the main differences between KeepassX vs Keepass2?

Asked by Andrea Bailey Feb 8, 2022 1.4K views 1 answer
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 I am using KeePass-Http connector (just such a useful and quick extension to enter logins/passwords!) and there are some security concerns re this: from the website of KeepassXC: https://keepassxc.org/project/

A note about KeePassHTTP KeePassHTTP is not a highly secure protocol and has certain flaws which allow an attacker to decrypt your passwords if they manage to intercept communication between a KeePassHTTP server and KeePassHTTP-Connector over a network connection (see https://github.com/pfn/keepasshttp/issues/258 and https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/147. )KeePassXC therefore strictly limits communication between itself and the browser plugin to your local computer. As long as your computer is not compromised, your passwords are fairly safe that way, but use it at your own risk! As of KeePass 2.3, we deprecated KeePassHTTP in favour of KeePassXC-Browser.


However, I have now tried using Keepass which has changed beyond recognition in the past few months. It doesn’t need Mono (if I understand correctly) and it uses KeePass-Browser (rather than KeepassHTTP)


Would anyone have any comments re the security of KeePass-Browser extension?


Also in order to run Keepass2 (esp if also using the Keepass-Http connector) one needs Mono. Some would say Mono is a security risk. See Under Linux, KeepassXC would probably be safer to use compared to Keepass2, right?

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