Kee Vault

Open Source password manager to secure passwords, simply. 🔒

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Open Source password manager to secure passwords, simply. 🔒

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Kee Vault keeps your online accounts safe and saves you time. ✅ Latest encryption security ✅ No installation required ✅ Highly-rated desktop browser extension Store your passwords, improve their security and never worry about those password reset emails!

Launch tags:Web App•Productivity•SaaS

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Kee Vault

Maker

Aren't password managers the coolest?! No? Maybe it's just me! 🤓 I'm Chris and I'm excited to introduce Kee Vault to the community along with a unique discount of up to 50% for Product Hunt users that act fast like a rocket 🚀 I've been working on password management software for over a decade and tinkering with the idea for Kee Vault for around 5 years but until leaving my previous job at the start of 2018 I've been unable to devote as much time as I'd like to it. I'm delighted that my efforts since then are now coming to fruition and I hope you find the end result an easy way to improve your personal online security. Of course this is only the beginning, hopefully enough people support the project to enable us to employ more people and really speed up development of all the new features and ideas I already have to make the service even better! I'm looking forward to reading your feedback below. 🙏 🔥 Special offer details 🔥 Click through to the Kee Vault app (website) from this page to claim your discount. Early birds get a massive 50% off, making the cost for an entire year only £10. After that, the discount gradually reduces throughout the day so you'll have to be quick to get the best deal! (We do also offer a monthly subscription for £2 per month if you prefer but this price is already too low to qualify for the discount).

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6yr ago

@luckyrat Ready to pay up but cannot get discount to apply after following your instructions. I get this after using ProductHunt link: "We will apply an exclusive discount of 50% to your yearly subscription." But payment details still show £20. What am I doing wrong?

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@james_wolfe I'll look into this and discuss privately with you shortly then we can update everyone publicly if we learn something that might help everyone else :-)

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6yr ago

@luckyrat This worked ... 🐛 ❓ If Kee Vault closes immediately when you click on the Product Hunt link, you can use the "Reopen closed tab" feature in your browser. For example Ctrl-Shift-T on your keyboard. ................................... But discount is 35%.

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6yr ago

Gonna try it out now. Before I store important passwords in it, can you tell me if the passwords stored locally or on your server?

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@kate_pearson Passwords are stored locally into a data store protected with the best encryption (AES-256). This protected chunk of data is then stored on Kee Vault servers, ready for delivery back to you when you next sign in to your Kee Vault, potentially on a different device. You can be sure that only securely encrypted data leaves your machine because it's Open Source.

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6yr ago

@luckyrat Why does Open Source mean everything is securely encrypted?

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@kate_pearson Open Source means that we can't do anything evil (or even just accidentally insecure) without someone seeing what we're up to. That's in contrast to closed source password managers that require you to trust the company to always do what they say they will do. Sometimes these closed source services claim that someone has "security audited" them - typically these audits are (at best) valid at a specific point in time and there is little to prevent malicious or accidental security holes being introduced the rest of the time. With open source, there is no way for us to hide the truth about security bugs and breaches - closed source services have the ability (and some incentives?) to not "own up" to all failures. So, while we could theoretically release Open Source code that does not securely encrypt your passwords before they leave your machine, it won't take very long for someone to call us out! The Kee Vault source code has effectively been public in various forms for between 3 months and 3 years and I've personally been working on this kind of stuff for over 10 years and take pride in being open and transparent so I hope this provides some reassurance.

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6yr ago

@kate_pearson @luckyrat TBF, open-source only means that we have the ability to smack you if you do something bad/evil. However, the onus is on us to do a proper audit to see that you have done something not-nice. But kudos on you for giving us the option. Have you ever considered offering security audits as a service?

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@kate_pearson @hasan_diwan No, I don't think so. Sounds interesting though. What do you see a "security audits as a service" offer looking like?

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6yr ago

I dunno. Looks pretty but not sure I want all my eggs in one basket? What happens if I can't login one day???

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6yr ago

@jonbride I am taking manual backups to my laptop now and then as a 'just in case' fail safe measure for now.

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@jonbride When disconnected or somewhere with poor network reliability, most online password managers stop working. With Kee Vault you can still access your passwords and other credentials (such as that long cryptic WiFi code to get reconnected!). The same applies if the Kee Vault service is broken when you need to sign in. We'll be aiming for 100% availability but everything on the internet suffers down-time eventually and Kee Vault's unique design means that when this happens you can still sign in to get your passwords. If you're worried about forgetting your Kee Vault password, it's true that if this happens you've lost everything but it is very easy to create a secure passphrase that you can remember completely reliably. If passphrases are a new idea to you, there's lots more information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa... Does that answer your question?

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6yr ago

Congratulations on the launch @luckyrat! I've been using Kee Vault for a month (long time KeeFox user) and it's working well but I noticed that a few times it takes a long time to unlock. It appears random, it's almost instant most of the time. Should I report a bug on GitHub?

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@new_user_143b06e01e How long is a long time? If we're talking 5-10 seconds then that's expected once in a while. Our servers have an "energy saving" mode which can cause that sort of delay if you're the unlucky one that has to wait for them to "wake up". This should happen less and less as more people sign up and start using the service. Post some more details on the community forum if it's a lot longer than that or if you spot any other pattern for us to investigate (GitHub is best once we have a clearer idea that there actually is a bug and what we'll do to try to fix it): https://forum.kee.pm/c/kee-vault/

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6yr ago

@luckyrat I guess around 5 seconds yeah so it's not too bad but just noticeably slower. Will post on the forum if it doesn't get better after the launch.

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6yr ago

The developer is very helpful if you have any questions or issues to get you up and running. (Not that I've had any issues using it). One of the best, if not the best password managers I've ever used. Highly recommend this product.

Pros:

I've been using Kee Vault for several weeks and must say I am very impressed with how fluid it works, easy to setup.

Cons:

None that I've experienced.

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6yr ago

Yeah, there is a public forum too which seems very active

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6yr ago

Congrats on the launch! I've been using it during early access and it's been great so far. I can't seem to get the 50% promo working on my end here.

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6yr ago

@obert_kong If you're on the trial, it should automatically adjust to the 50% off once your trial period is over. THis is the case for me once I look at my Kee Vault account. I still have 7 days of trial left and then it says it will renew at 50% off.

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6yr ago

@ronnie_s I still have about 50+ days of trial still. I did went into my subscription detail and the supporter yearly still states £20.00. Not sure how to apply the yearly discount as I would like to support the developer.

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6yr ago

Kee Vault

Maker

@obert_kong Can you sign in to Kee Vault via clicking on the link on this page? If so, and assuming you already updated to the latest version if prompted so you can see the special offer message, it should be automatically applied. I can look into the details and ensure you get the right discount applied if you send a secure message from within Kee Vault.

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6yr ago

@luckyrat I was able to get it to work but it's now at the £12.00 :-(.

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6yr ago

I've been a keepass2/dropbox/keepass2android user for some time and it works well but requires a bit of technical setup and knowhow so I hesitate to recommend it to some users. Even so, it's getting slicker as now Android offers to fill in my passwords from keepass2android. I also used kee for awhile but found it a complicated integration with my desktop (linux) keepass2 app. Occasionally, the integration broke when I did various updates so haven't used it for awhile. I'm excited about your new service and want to understand more about the local storage. If I can point others to a keepass-based solution that's easy to use that would be great! Right now I have a .kdbx file that I manage and can open with keepass2 or any other client so it's pretty clear to me where, what it is, and how it's stored. I created a db with your service but can't find a local .kdbx file that it's running from except in my /tmp directory when the app is open. I found KeeVault's code, which is great, but what happens if I'm unable to access your app to export a DB?

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6yr ago

Just checked and it seems the /tmp .kdbx file is only present when I try to do an export.

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6yr ago

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