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by dylan604 742 days ago
Cloud only, and they removed local storage of the vaults. If I'm somewhere that doesn't have internet connectivity, what happens then?

Dislike of SaaS isn't limited to monthly fees, but the lack of features they removed to encourage SaaS adoption
2 comments
beart 742 days ago
If you are using a device that previously accessed your vault, it will be cached and accessible. It just won't sync until you regain network connectivity.
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int_19h 739 days ago
Is there an actual guarantee that all passwords will be cached (and not just e.g. the N most recently accessed ones), and that the cache will not expire at some point?
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beart 738 days ago
I'm not sure, but I'm also not sure there's a guarantee that my self-hosted password vault won't die in the middle of a busy day.
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int_19h 737 days ago
That failure can be mitigated by having a local backup, though. In general, with local stuff, it's not so much that the guarantees are better, it's that you can dial them in yourself to the level you feel comfortable at.
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musictubes 742 days ago
How many passwords are required if you aren’t connecting to the internet? What would you be signing in to?
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sooperserieous 742 days ago
Do you only keep online passwords in your manager? I've got all sorts of things in mine, plenty that I might need without connectivity, such as the door code to that AirBnB or bank account numbers and PINs. Then again, I never would have done that without offline availability...
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dylan604 742 days ago
That's some low quality snark. I have plenty of local things with passwords. One example is encrypted external drives. That's all your snark gets from me on the off chance it's not actually snark. (must me the most I've used the word snark in one go)
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freedomben 741 days ago
> That's some low quality snark.

I'm on your side in all the comments I've read so far (especially the "freeloader" one), but this one is a clear "assume the worst" which isn't fair to GP. Their comment could very well have been a legitimate and innocent question. Of course it could have been a majorly failed attempt at a troll (since the question has great answers) but assuming the worst just drags everything down. IMHO better to give benefit of the doubt, even if only for the other people reading it later.

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LilBytes 742 days ago
After the initial login all your passwords are cached locally anyway.
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