I will probably manage calendars and contacts locally with Nextcloud on a Raspberry. Nextcloud also offers a password manager and so the impulse came to implement passwords with Nextcloud as well.
I came across the following solutions:
- 1. use Nextcloud as a central password manager and access the passwords with a Nextcloud client. https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/passwords
- 2. use Nextcloud as a central password manager and synchronize the passwords with Nextcloud using WebDav. https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/lates ... ebdav.html
- 3. use Nextcloud as central password manager and KeePass as client, synchronize the passwords with a plugin for WebDav.
- 4. use KeePassXC as password manager and synchronize the password file with Nextcloud between the two computers.
- 5. use KeePassXC as password manager and put the password file on a network drive. https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_Us ... h_keeshare
Each solution has advantages and disadvantages. I would like to implement a reliable, simple solution if possible. I ask in the forum, because I found software partially not in the Mageia software directory. I interpret this to mean that the software in question is not common. Currently I do not want to install extra or uncommon software, because I do not know how it affects the operating system. The solution should be as simple and reliable as possible.
Advantages and disadvantages
- 1. nextcloud as central password manager with nextcloud client: The nextcloud password clients seem to have few features and in forums there are sometimes concerns about their reliability. - I can't find the clients in the Mageia software directory.
- 2. nextcloud as a central password manager, synchronization with WebDav: In forums the reliability and the age of the protocol is often a topic and it is discouraged by WebDav. - In the Mageia software directory I can't find any WebDav support in the password managers (except Keepass). - Actually I would have preferred this solution, because each client directly synchronizes the data with a server. I guess this is the easiest way to prevent duplicate changes. - Is the WebDav protocol older and not really suitable for this?
- 3. use Nextcloud as central password manager and KeePass as client, synchronization with WebDav: (Keepass would have a WebDav plugin). - In forums Keepass is often mentioned as complicated. - In the Mageia software directory I find an older version of Keepass. Plugins or the language cannot be changed easily (message appears that link is wrong).
- 4. use KeePassXC as password manager and synchronize the password file with Nextcloud (or similar service) between the two computers. - Solution is often recommended in forums. - In the Mageia software directory is KeePassXC. - Does the synchronization really work reliably in everyday life? Can KeePassXC handle it if an entry is modified from different clients?
- 5. use KeePassXC as password manager and put the password file on a network drive. - Solution is often recommended in forums. - In the Mageia software directory is KeePassXC. - Does the synchronization work reliably in everyday life? Can KeePassXC handle it if an entry is modified from different clients?
Thanks in advance for the support.