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By: Bertel King, Jr.
Concerns over privacy and security are one of the big reasons people use free and open source software. But today, safeguarding the data on your computer is only part of the challenge. How do we manage all the passwords for all the different accounts we create across the web?
Password managers are a great way to handle the issue. Here are the best Linux password managers you can trust to handle your passwords properly.
1. KeePass
KeePass stores all of your passwords in an encrypted database, which exists within a single file on your computer. You can access this database using a password, a key file, or both.
This database is portable, so you can access your passwords on any device that contains a copy. If you don’t create new accounts often, you can copy this file over manually. Or you can set up whichever Linux-friendly file syncing method works best for you.
KeePass began as a Windows app in 2003, and the interface hasn’t changed much since then. So while the functionality is there, the design can feel a bit long in the tooth. It’s not as intuitive as some of the newer web-based options around. But thanks to the app’s maturity and popularity, there are plenty of plugins that extend what KeePass can do.
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