Regardless, once you have everything set up you can use KeePass2Android by opening copying and pasting passwords, or by setting up Autofill (for Android 8+). I had to manually copy the keyfile over to my phone using Syncthing, though if I do it again I’ll probably use adb. If you want to make it easy on yourself I’d recommend creating the folder on your computer and moving your database into the folder, so that you can just select it when you’re setting up KeePass2Android.Īfter that, you’ll need to input your password and point to your key file, if you use one (and I use one). That made KeePass2Android create a folder in my Dropbox, Apps/KeePass2Android, where my passwords files live. On the first screen, you’ll be able to open a file, and you can pick from where. You can get it from the Google Play Store. The next step was installing KeePass2Android. I put them all in a file called, boringly enough, passwords.kbdx. It took quite a while, and it took even longer because I generated new passwords for each site using KeePassXC’s password generator. 3Īfter that came the most time-consuming part of this process came: I transferred all my passwords to the KeePass database. KeePassXC at homeįirst, I installed KeePassXC on my computer with a sudo pacman -S keepassxc. Here’s what I did to set up my password management.
KeePass took a little setting-up to be able to use it properly, and some of the steps were a little advanced, but it was well worth it down the line. I’d rather trust me with all my passwords. The other options I’ve listed will store your database on their servers, meaning you have to trust them to keep your data safe. I chose KeePass because it’s open-source, 2 has a lot of ports and implementations of its format, and keeps my data with me. There are other options for password management, such as Firefox Sync, Google Passwords, or LastPass, BitWarden, or any number of other third-party services or programs. KeePass and friends have been all three of these. When I first started shopping for a password manager, I looked for one that was secure, able to be used on all my devices, and was relatively easy to use. I’ve been using KeePassXC for about a year now to manage my passwords, along with a portable install of KeePass and KeePass2Android on my phone. To Do it Right, you need a password manager. If you’re carrying around a little book or file with all your hard-to-remember passwords in it, sorry, but you’re Doing it Wrong.If you use an easy-to-remember password, you’re Doing it Wrong.If you use one password for everything, you’re Doing it Wrong.The benefits of using a password manager have been enumerated plenty of times, 1 but here’s the basics again (to save you some clicks): by Case Duckworth Case Duckworth's Managing my passwords with KeePassXC
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