How To Sync KeePass Across Devices with Dropbox, Google Drive or Other Cloud Storage - Helpful Guide
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Many of you guys have asked me how I sync my KeePass database with cloud storage like Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. So here's my tutorial on how to set up KeePass synchronization for your password database and settings!
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📃 TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 - Introduction & Overview
0:32 - 1. Download KeePass Portable
1:20 - 2. Upload KeePass to the Cloud
1:49 - 3. Start Keepass, Create Database & Composite Masterkey
2:16 - How To Create a Strong Password
5:18 - How To Create a Key File for Your KeePass Database
6:50 - Key Transformation Iterations & Protection against Guessing Attacks
7:59 - KeePass Plugins & More Helpful KeePass Tutorials for Android & iOS
Here's an overview of all the important KeePass videos:
KeePass for Desktop / Windows PC / Laptop: • KeePass Password Manag...
Best KeePass Plugins: • Best KeePass Plugins -...
KeePass for Android (KeePass2Android): • KeePass for Android - ...
KeePass for iOS / iPhone / iPad (KeePassium): • KeePass for iOS (iPhon...
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❓ QUESTIONS I ANSWER IN THIS VIDEO
How to sync KeePass database with Google Drive?
How to sync KeePass database with Dropbox?
How to sync KeePass database with OneDrive?
How to create a composite master key for KeePass?
How to create a strong master password for KeePass?
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You are the best channel about Keepass, such a good tips!.
Wow, thank you! Glad you think so! ❤
Thanks, Valentin. This is a lot of info, but I like the clear and chilled way you present.
Appreciate your comment. Thanks!
Hallo Valentin, I've been using Keepass for many years and your videos opened up new possibilities and solved problems for me. So good - thank you! Question: why do I have to use portable? Can't I just store my kdbx in my cloud drive (Nextcloud) even if I use non-portable?
Hi Oli, yes you can do that, but then your KeePass settings won't be synchronized for you between different devices. I like my settings to be the same on every single machine I use, which is why I suggest doing it this way. Hope that helps! Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it!
Sounds good - I'll give it a go 🙂
@@ValentinKossenko Just wondering though - the settings won't auto-synch, will they? Only by copying the settings folder, right?
For a passphrase I use diceware manually with a downloaded into a hardcopy diceware dictionary. Rolling 5 die with a possible 6^5 or 7,776 combinations for each word. If you have 5 words then there are 7,776^5 possibilities, or 6 or 7 more words. However many you can memorise. In addition I use diceware to choose a special character. 4 die for this part. The first 2 to determine which character from a 6 rows and 6 columns table, the third to determine the word in the passphrase and the 4th to determine the letter to be substituted. Of course if you would like more special characters you can roll 4 die again for as many special characters as you want. I use casino rated, evenly weight die of 5 different colours, 1 for each 1-6 dice result in order, but this might be overkill. Normal die will suffice.
I can relate. Always add special characters manually for some additional entropy. Might not make a difference, but what if? There's no such thing as overkill in passwords. Who knows what type of performance will come from computers in the future? What might take days or years now could perhaps be solved in mere seconds in the future.
G'day Valentin,
Great video as usual - thanks for sharing your expertise and keep up the good work !
For the process in this video work on a Synology NAS too ?
If not have you, by chance, made a tutorial video of that aswell ?
Cheers.
Yes, that would totally work but would require some additional steps that I would have to do my research on as well as I don't own a Synology NAS. You could try asking ChatGPT. I've been very busy with work lately and AI has helped me drastically with many questions I had.
Thanks for this Valentin! Question: I do see that only DropBox, GDrive and OndeDrive is supported as data storage; is that correct. I do use pCloud and cannot see that option for selecting (Opening) my Keepass database file
Hi Elvis, are you using any specific app or are you talking about the desktop application? Although pCloud might not be supported natively, there should be a workaround for your specific use case.
Hi there: after you copy the entire Keepass Portable with your db, how do invoke the database? or do you run the executible. Thks
Not sure if I understand the question correctly. Depends on whether you try to access the KeePass database on a mobile phone or another computer. If it's another Windows machine, you can use the same KeePass executable. The settings will be identical. You won't be able to run .exe files on Android or iOS though. In that case, you will need separate KeePass apps, namely KeePass2Android and KeePassium - just to give you 2 examples here. I have videos on how to set everything up for these devices, so check my channel if you're interested. :)
Great video! But I don't understand why you would need the portable version of KeePass for this... I used the Windows installer, then copied the directory to my cloud storage. Then, I pointed my local installations to the database in the cloud, with the Key file only stored locally on my devices. It seems to work fine... is there something wrong with doing it this way? Thanks
same way i did it...
You can totally do it, although the installed version will leave some additional stuff in your registry that could be unwanted. A portable version will work without any installation and create no additional links in your system. That's the only difference. Both will work the same way in this case. Hope that clarifies it!
Wait, If you copy your database on the cloud in a first place, then create a local key, then do you have to synchronize your copied DB so it will required the key to be opened ?
Yes, only sync the database and keep the key file locally. That way, you will always have an extra layer of protection for your database, even if it is synced online. It is protected by your Dropbox password, so no one can actually download it. But even if someone gets into your account, they will need your master password and the key file. As long as you keep that locally, it is pretty much impossible to get into your database. Hope that helps!
i dont see in video the process of syncing in the cloud or i missed it? What does mean "sync", upload kdbx yo the cloud?
Syncing means uploading your kdbx database to a cloud so that other devices can access it, make changes and stay in sync at all times.
@@ValentinKossenko it’s better to show real time working on examples. Because I have windows, Linux and iOS - and there are some different variants, Google drive, iCloud Drive etc. Google drive can work as “flow” on cloud and as syncing folder on your pc but only in windows. In linux are some limits. Also it’s need to have backups periodically. Ok, finally I chose Google drive flow. iOS and windows ok, Linux with limits.
@@ValentinKossenko I have uploaded my database to google drive and using the plugin keeanywhere but everytime I start KeePass on my Windows PC I get the error massage "Could not open from remote". I have to go to settings and link the database manually. But therefore I need my google passwort which is inside my KeePass. Do you have an idea?
how does this keep you safe from overriding the file when trying to modify it at the same time?
KeePass has a built in synchronization feature for that purpose, which deals with conflicts when merging two different versions of the same database. You'll find more info about this on the official KeePass website.
I just need to copy the KeePass folder to backup it all ? And than i just need the Master Key and my password to access it ?
You need to backup your xxx.kdbx file, which is your KeePass database. Since I put mine into the KeePass folder, I backup the entire folder, which is great as all your settings will be backed up as well. Make sure that if you use a key file, you back that up separately for maximum security. Never back it up on the same usb stick, etc. as your main database.
Hello - I have installed this on a new pc on our domain at work. 3 of us use the same keepass program/spreadsheet with stored network passwords. . after installing it I cannot seem to add our database to the fresh install on the new pc. any ideas?
Can you give me more details? I can't quite understand the issue you are facing here. How are you trying to access your .kdbx password database?
@@ValentinKossenko Hey- I am sorry, I figured it out. I was installing the wrong exe. file to begin with. I am all set
@@rs-vl2im I'm glad you found the solution!
@@ValentinKossenko Thanks for the reply.
The Problem is, is that KeePass 2 is a Windows File. It doesn’t work on the iOs
Apple Phone. Now I have the Main One and the Portable Backup File uploaded to OneDrive. Is this alright?
The IPhone or IPad use a third party app like KeePass 2, But it’s not the same.
Your KeePass database (.kdb or .kdbx) should work on any operating system. I have created a tutorial specifically for iOS devices, which you can find here: ua-cam.com/video/FDf3fioe9WU/v-deo.html
If you still have any questions after watching that, please let me know and I'll try to help you out!
I want to salt my password, if my password is MasterPassword1234, I want my password manager only autofill MasterPassword and me manually type 1234. How can I do that? So if there are breaches, they don't know my real password.Thanks
Hi, password salt is a very good idea. To use it, you just have to remove the {ENTER} command from your Auto-Type sequence in KeePass. Just click on an entry or group and navigate to the Auto-Type tab, then choose override Auto-Type sequence and remove the part I mentioned above. If you want to do this for an entire group, you can override all settings for a specific folder. Hope that helps!
@@ValentinKossenko Thanks, In android, I havent found a way to stop google automatic log in to account.
@@dannid.8115 Hi, which app are you using?
@@ValentinKossenko already built in Google account on Android, I cannot stop it automatically log in to gmail etc. Like this when u create account, U click add account the create Google account. When U click Gmail, it automatically log in. Ive tried log out no luck, maybe I should delete account first.
@@ValentinKossenko I mean, In Android, I would like to stop google to auto login to gmail, and replace it with keepass. Can you use keepass with your gmail in Android phone?
Plugin method is for me. Don't like using portable version in cloud.
While I do understand this approach and also recommend one of these plugins in my other video, you have to make sure that the sync plugin you are using is safe. And this might be impossible for the average user because they don't understand the programming language of the plugin. It could as well be sending your database to another server without you ever noticing it.
I just store ma password database on the cloud and its easier. No need to install keepass there.
I also put the entire installation of KeePass into the cloud so that I don't have to install it on every single machine I set up with it. Just give myself access to it, then run KeePass and access all the passwords. Gotta transfer my key file (offline) for additional protection though!
We are trying to distance ourselves from big names like google microsoft and etc but we store our password data base in the hands of main thieves clouds ?
wtf ??
That might sound weird if you only watch half of this video. Since you will never know what type of encryption methods Google uses, you can never be sure about the safety of your data. Encrypting your database manually like shown in my tutorials will give you more convenience but also give you peace of mind about the actual methods used. Combined with a key file that is only stored locally, this strikes a good balance in terms of convenience and security in my opinion. But your mileage may of course vary!
@@ValentinKossenko i remember i watched the video till the end, maybe i didnt watch till the end ? Idk.
Yes with manual encrypting the files and then put it on the cloud it makes more sense now and i agree, but i dont aggree if the manual encrypting is provided by google and microsoft itself
But why not promoting some alternative to google and microsoft that are more trustable ? (Microsoft products are all core coded in israel, probably we should completely delete the name from the list of options even with manual encryption)
not onlie, mistake, thiss is offline on your combuter, bug, bad
Uhm, excuse me, what?
@@ValentinKossenko this is bug
@@ValentinKossenko this is bug. He means literally a bug. Like a centipede. Do you want centipedes in your passwords? No thanks.
dude, I love your content, thank you so much for making this… But you have got to use sentences man! This entire video is just one single sentence that goes for 30 minutes, you need to use pauses you need to finish one point and take a breath and give the audience time. Did I just what you said. The information just goes goes by so quickly I can't take it in.
I understand your POV and although some people will say this is still too slow for them, the reality is that it is quite hard to strike a good balance here sometimes. I will try to improve in my next videos though!
tu est Français ou quoi ???? je vois ton titre en Français + le descriptif en Français mais la vidéo est en anglais ..... incompréhensible ..... illogique.....