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"The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden" (it isn't good)
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this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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Sure, any manager could be compromised, but no client that handles my password database in any way connects to the internet, and all of them come from either signed Linux packages or signed Android apps. If Vaultwarden has a security vulnerability, you can steal the key and the database. If NextCloud is compromised, you can steal the database but not the key. To compromise the password manager client would require either stealing the publishing keys or getting the original author to publish a malicious version.
I see your point, but if your server can only be accessed through a VPN, I think the risk is mitigated. Maybe I'm being naive.
Yeah, that would largely mitigate the risk, but this whole discussion started because I personally didn't want to do that.