If we are really concerned about our online security and privacy, it is very important to have a good password manager. This type of software is based on a secure and encrypted database, protected by a master password. Within this database we will be able to save the long and complex passwords that we will use when registering on any web page. Thus, we will only have to remember the master key to be able to access all our passwords.
There are a large number of database managers. In addition to those included in browsers such as Chrome and Firefox, there are also third-party services that give us this possibility. For example, it is very likely that we have heard of tools like LastPass or 1Password, tools that promise us a lot of security and are very easy to use, but they are paid.
If we are really concerned about our security and privacy, the best thing we can do is opt for totally free, open source tools (in order to always have the code reviewed) that offer us a safe space, far from the interests of other companies, such as the previous ones, to keep something as important as the passwords of all our digital life. And one of these tools is KeePass.
KeePass is a completely free and open source password manager . Thanks to it we can have a complete secure database where to keep our passwords, and the information that we want. The problem with this password manager is that, as standard, it does not integrate with browsers. Therefore, for some users it may be uncomfortable having to search for their passwords in the program, copy and paste them in the browser. Luckily, thanks to the Kee extension , this is going to end.
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Kee allows you to log in directly from Chrome through the KeePass database
Kee is an extension developed in order to make things as easy as possible for Google Chrome and KeePass users . This extension offers a simple, private and secure way to automatically log in to the browser by accessing the passwords that we keep within this password manager.
This extension connects directly to the KeePass database through the KeePassRPC plugin and allows the browser to use the corresponding password to login. In addition, it also allows us to protect our data by creating strong passwords that we can use when registering on a website.
How Kee works
Kee is a totally free and open source extension (we can review it, if we want, to make sure it is safe). We can download it for Google Chrome from its extensions store. And we also have it available for Firefox.
Download Kee – Password Manager
In addition to installing the extension in the browser, we must also download the KeePassRPC plugin in the password manager. To do this, we will download it from the following link , and copy it to the “Plugins” folder of the main KeePass folder.
When we have Kee installed on Chrome, and open KeePass on our computer, with the previous plugin installed, the login process will automatically begin. In Chrome, for example, a page will appear asking for a connection code.
On KeePass, on the other hand, we can see a window with the corresponding connection code to connect its database with the Kee extension.
When Kee is already connected with KeePass, we can already see a window that will indicate if we want to create a new database, or use an existing database.
We already have KeePass, Kee and Chrome ready. From now on, when we go to log in to a website that we have registered in Kee, we will be able to see how the KeePass username and password appear in Chrome.
In the username and password boxes we can see the Kee logo, which will allow us to access KeePass passwords. In addition, if we right-click we can force a search for matching passwords, in addition to generating strong passwords, very useful when, for example, we are going to register on a new website.
As we can see, Kee is just what KeePass needs. Thanks to this extension we will be able to have the KeePass database fully integrated with Chrome and Firefox. In this way, the comfort and ease of use of this excellent password manager no longer have anything to envy that of its commercial rivals, such as LastPass.
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