Let me tell you, it was awful! Later came PassIFox and chromeIPass for Chrome, which also worked with the Linux ports. With KeeFox, a Firefox extension, it nearly worked out-of-the-box, but really only on Windows. In the old days of Firefox, there was KeepassHttp, the plugin for KeePass 2, which needed a lot of configuration. You can skip this paragraph, which talks a bit about the history of Firefox plugins for KeePass and the struggles. Long answer: Official README and some GitHub Issues Firefox and the right plugins Short answer: As long as your computer is safe, yes. You can hover over the options for more information on what each of them does.Ĭongratulations, you passed the first part of this tutorial! Next: Firefox! Is KeePassHttp secure? If the option is not enabled yet, click on “Enable KeePassHttp server”.Įnable the following options (click for full size): Open the settings under “Tools – Settings” and click on “Browser Integration” on the left sidebar.
At the time of writing, it is integrated into KeePassXC. Save the database and you are done! In the next step you will configure KeePassHttp. For the URL, put in the webpage where the login should trigger, for example: “”. When you create a new entry, you need to fill at least three fields: username, password and URL. After this step, you can start to create new entries. This is the password that will protect all your other passwords, so make it long and difficult to guess.
Insert your master password, which should be a strong password. If you have never used KeePass, create a new one. If you already have a database with passwords and set up URLs for your logins, you can skip this section. Read about it here: New KeePassXC 2.3.0 released Setting up a databaseĪfter downloading and installing KeePassXC, start it and open a database. There is an official browser plugin for KeePassXC 2.3.0. Note: This information is mostly outdated. There are two parts which need to be configured for this procedure to work. Older versions of KeePass addons won’t work with new versions of Firefox. This version of Firefox starts using WebExtensions, which is just a new type of browser extensions. I will be working with KeePassXC 2.2.1 and Firefox 57+. If it finds one, it automatically enters the username and password into the fields on the page. This is how it works: Whenever you open a webpage with a login, Firefox checks if KeePassXC has a saved password for the page. The interesting features of KeePassXC can be seen on the homepage itself, but the most important feature for me was the seamless integration into my Firefox browser. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS and I highly recommend it! Also, read the FAQ. Now there is KeePassXC, which is a modern community-driven version. I started using KeePass 2 on Windows, then transitioned over to KeePassX for Linux (which is not developed actively anymore).
I have been using KeePass for a few years now and I love it. I won’t be talking here about the advantages of password managers, I will assume that you have heard of them before and know how they are used. KeePassXC is a password manager, used to save all your username/password combinations in one place and securing them with strong encryption.
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