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by chromano 3913 days ago
Does anyone here use www.passwordstore.org? I read through the source and I simply love how simple things are... therefore I wonder why something like keepass is preferred over passwordstore?
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It seems that passwords are stored in files with plain text names that identify the website, service, etc. that the password is used for. Most other password managers don't expose this kind of information.

I haven't looked at those 3rd party clients mentioned on their website but I would say a console based command isn't an option for most people when there are password managers that come with a simple management gui and a convenient keyboard shortcut that insert the right account and password information directly into html login forms in your browser.

I also use it here. I miss not being able to autocomplete browser forms when I switched over from 1password, but it isn't really that big of a deal.

As others mention, I wish there was a built in way of protecting the meta-data. I guess it wouldn't be that hard to just encrypt/decrypt the entire directory myself.

I use it, it's pretty good. As simple as it can be, easily integrates with everything.