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Add to SafariWhen comparing passacre vs LessPass, the Slant community recommends LessPass for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform password manager?” LessPass is ranked 11th while passacre is ranked 13th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Lightweight
The utility itself has no GUI, and is written in Python, so it’s portable and has few dependencies.
Pro Requires little to no storage
Passacre needs only a configuration file to tell it how to hash passwords, what kind of output it should produce, and which sites need specific generation rules. There’s no database where passwords are stored, so it’s not possible to be locked out of everything if that file is lost.
Pro Open source
Pro Really platform-free
Works everywhere, in any device that can run javascript.
Pro Doesn't store passwords
If it's not stored, it can't be stolen.
Cons
Con Requires knowledge of the command line
To use passacre, some knowledge of the command line as well as Python is required.
Con Deterministic
Deterministic password managers have many drawbacks.
Con Cannot store existing secrets
Existing secrets (aka passwords) cannot be stored with deterministic password managers. In order to use LessPass effectively, you will need to change your password on every site.
Con Easily cracked with exposed/compromised master password
Since anyone can use LessPass with the same parameters as you, all they need is your master password (which could be obtained through keylogging or numerous other methods) to gain access to every one of your site passwords.
