(1) I’m having trouble finding a VPN recommendation that will work on Android, Linux/BSD (because I’m thinking of switching to Nomad from Fedora in the near future–have’t flipped my coin yet), and Windows (because I’m forced to dual boot for some things.
Most of the lists I’ve found still have Nord in their top 3 or 5, even after the breach that took like… 12 or 18? …months to disclose. Not giving me a lot of confidence in their other recommendations if they’re still placing so high. Has Nord redeemed themselves in the security world?
Also, none of the VPNs appear to be FOSS? I’d even settle for paid, if it was still open-sourced. FOSS makes me happier as an idea, though.
(2) A year ago, Chris Titus showcased Roboform. It has an offline mode, which I’m looking for, and it’s cross-platform, but it’s not FOSS. To wit…
Bitwarden and KeepassXC still seem to be big winners on the lists. KeepassXC is software-based and not just the browser extension, right? I know the original Keepass was desktop software, but I just want to make 100% on XC before I consider it.
(I really want to skip that “authenticate this login through an email” I get too often with LastPass, and part of why I’m migrating off.)
So, it’s been a lot to sift through, since I don’t keep up-to-date on stuff like this. Is there a concise answer to these two questions that the community can point me in the direction of?
From what I know, VPNs are not open source, if you want a good VPN, ProtonVPN seems to be a good option. You can always checkout Techlore channel, they made a video about VPNs. There’s also another option, you can build your own VPN using Raspberry Pi, there is a project called PIVPN.
If you’re looking for a good password manager, I would suggest Bitwarden, it’s free and encrypted, even if someone hacks you, you will be informed through your mail (which is very low possible, because it’s encrypted). So make sure you enable 2FA. I personally use Bitwarden and it’s really good. If you’re asking about browser compatibility, yes there is an extension for Bitwarden and it’s really good as well. If you’re asking about Keepass, this software is made in a way, where your passwords are stored in special file, that can be unlocked only by Keepass, there’s no extension, but there is a way to connect it to your browser. You can find many tutorials on how to connect them on Youtube.
OpenVPN works for me. The server is built in to my router and also my QNAP NAS has an openVPN server built in. The OpenVPN Connect client us available for multi platforms too. I’ve never had to pay for use. It seems to be FOSS VPN
Also: for an FOSS authenticator, there’s Aegis Authenticator . It works wherever Google authenticator is specified.
And for an FOSS password manager there’s Keepass Password Safe
VPN:
Do not use a honeybot provider like NordVPN CyberGhost, PIA, …
Use Airvpn or Mullvad
Passwords:
Bitwarden is a super cool solution, but it lacks a LOT of features and has bugs on multiple platforms that never get fixed. Like on android 12 the autofill will not work correctly with any browser. The Firefox extension does not work in private windows…
Creating new entries, folders or groups and moving things around is also a big mess.
Also you need to use Vaultwarden for your selfhosted server (foss implementation of the closed source bitwarden server in rust i think)
But for syncronization it is very good.
KeepassXC keeps your password database offline and the programms/apps/browser extensions just work.
We will test hashicorps vault the next few weeks at work so i have no clue if its better than bitwarden but i have my fingers crossed.