The best password manager finally comes to Linux

The best password manager finally comes to Linux

After a decade of customer inquiries, 1Password's parent company, AgilBits, has announced that its famous password manager is finally coming to Linux. A full Linux desktop app is by far the company's most requested feature, and later this year, 1Password customers will finally be able to try it out. Until then, however, 1Password has released a preview of the development which is still in its early stages, and as of now, “the app is currently read-only – no editing or item creation. safes or organization of articles”. In a support forum post, 1Password founder, developer, and customer support director David Teare provided additional information on the development overview of 1Password for Linux, saying, “As such, this initial release should be used only for testing and validation purposes and is not suitable for critical business environments. For a stable Linux experience, you'll want to use 1Password X in your browser. "Although 1Password users can already use the password manager on Linux using 1Password X in their browsers, the desktop version of the software can handle much more than just web passwords, as it works with web passwords as well. FTP network passwords, SSH and SMB.

1Password for Linux

The new 1Password Linux app is designed to meet the security and performance expectations of Linux users and its backend is written entirely in Rust. Teare also revealed that the app will use the Ring cryptocurrency library to power end-to-end encryption that protects user data. 1Password has tailored its app to integrate with the Linux desktop with features such as automatic dark mode, open network locations (FTP, SSH, SMB), tilt window manager support, X11 clipboard integration and clearing, keyboard, export data and more. As the new app is built using open source projects like Rust for the underlying logic and React for its component-based UI, 1Password decided to give back to the open source community by providing free access to its password manager. To access 1Password for free, open source teams simply need to open a pull request in their 1Password repository for open source projects. We'll likely know more about 1Password for Linux once the app gets closer to its official release later this year. Via ZDNet