Because of this discussion (and because I hadn’t looked at passkeys for quite a while), I did some testing…
And passkeys integrate seamlessly into my keepassXC to get backed up with all my regular passwords. So software- instead of device-based passkeys that can be properly transfered, synced or backed up work…
The problem is that tech-minded people that use password managers and think about security and backups are not the primary target group that passkeys should protect from every-day phishing attempts in the first place. And when it’s supposed to protect the common user effectively and conveniently/frictionless but then instantly destroys the effect by advising to set up another login method it makes no sense.
Maybe I should have clarified, you can’t export from Bitwarden into KeePassXC or vice versa. Imagine you have 100 passkeys and you want to switch your passkeys manager. Unless something has changed drastically in the last few months, this was impossible
When I open up the import function in KeePassXC I can pick 1Password(.opvaul), Bitwarden(.json), Proton Pass(.json) and a couple of other file formats.
PS: Oh, wait. That only works for the passwords while passkeys simply get ignored? Okay, that’s dumb.
Because of this discussion (and because I hadn’t looked at passkeys for quite a while), I did some testing…
And passkeys integrate seamlessly into my keepassXC to get backed up with all my regular passwords. So software- instead of device-based passkeys that can be properly transfered, synced or backed up work…
The problem is that tech-minded people that use password managers and think about security and backups are not the primary target group that passkeys should protect from every-day phishing attempts in the first place. And when it’s supposed to protect the common user effectively and conveniently/frictionless but then instantly destroys the effect by advising to set up another login method it makes no sense.
Maybe I should have clarified, you can’t export from Bitwarden into KeePassXC or vice versa. Imagine you have 100 passkeys and you want to switch your passkeys manager. Unless something has changed drastically in the last few months, this was impossible
Are you sure about that?
When I open up the import function in KeePassXC I can pick 1Password(.opvaul), Bitwarden(.json), Proton Pass(.json) and a couple of other file formats.
PS: Oh, wait. That only works for the passwords while passkeys simply get ignored? Okay, that’s dumb.
Yep, very dumb… And no plans anywhere from anyone to genuinely fix it either.