I use KeepassDX on family mobiles with Syncthing for copies between laptop and phones. What would i gain moving to Vaultwarden, knowing that i would never open my network to the outside world? It would be easier to manage for sure, as im having to setup phones and laotops myself in the family and worry that they do silly things like turn off syncthing. But what about offline access to passwords? Does Bitwarden mobile client keep a local copy of database until it can sync?

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    tl;dr: yes, credentials are cached locally. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions/4676

    The major downside to the single file storage used by Keepass is that it’s easy to accidentally create a conflict between files on different devices if they’re not synced immediately. Conflicting files have to be merged manually or data might be lost. I’ve run into this several times with Keepass + Nextcloud. In comparison, a central master database with local cache can resolve conflicts between individual records.

    • vas@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      Technically KeePass can “merge” and has some sort of conflict resolution, but you’re right that forgotten and unaddressed conflicts can lay around for unlimited time without you noticing. It’s the main problem with keepass + syncthing.

    • trilobite@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      That is another problem i face when i have the app open on desktop and phone at the same time. Its a nightmare.

    • flux@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      On the other hand, Vaultwarden can only be updated online. While I do use it, I consider it a major downside, along with the inability to sync attachments.

  • Saltarello@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    I too use Keepass2android offline, never had a sync issue though recently I inexplicably encountered an issue where the keyfile couldnt be found or had become corrupted on mobile. This may have been a phone thing rather than a Keypass thing as I never had such issue in many years of use. Luckily I had the forethought to keep an encrypted backup so I was back up & running quickly.

    If I remember Keepass allows pdf attachments without restriction which is excellent for vehicle insurance, breakdown cover etc as its good to have these available offline anytime “just in case”. I think this feature is restricted in Bitwarden (though maybe not Vaultwarden).

  • trilobite@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    And, i can’t find clients on f-droid. Any variants recomended that dont come from the playstore.

    Another key feature will be Keepass data import.