#password-manager

Wiki 4

  • Bitwarden Freemium open-source password manager, $100M PSG-backed since 2022, dual-track architecture (heavyweight .NET server, third-party Rust Vaultwarden), accumulating security incidents
  • Credential Compartmentalization Splitting credentials across several purpose-fit tools instead of a single vault, so a breach is bounded to one category rather than the whole identity
  • I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden After years of self-hosting, Marius's case against Bitwarden — investor capture, enterprise architecture, security incidents, and a divide-and-conquer credential split as the way forward
  • Vaultwarden Unofficial Rust reimplementation of the Bitwarden server by dani-garcia, lightweight enough to run on a Raspberry Pi, ~3× the GitHub stars of the official server

Toolbox 2

  • Bramble Local-first password manager with a Rust crypto core, LUKS-style key slots and peer-to-peer sync
  • plass Smaller reimplementation of pass storing gpg-encrypted files in a got repository