Show HN: Sesame - a local-first, open-source password manager

14•d0mkaaa•2h ago

I have been working on Sesame, an open-source password manager that keeps your vault local by default. You don't need an account to create or use a vault, and the hosted service never receives the vault itself. It's still early software and the independent security review isn't finished yet, so I am mainly interested in feedback, testing, and people looking through the code.

(Linux support is yet to be released on v0.1.2, but currently is in the works.)

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ramon156•2h ago

how does this compare to vaultwarden + bitwarden? my only concern there is that VW can throw self-host support out the door whenever they like. not that they'd have a reason to

d0mkaaa•2h ago

vaultwarden + bitwarden is way more mature right now, but the main difference is that sesame is local-first by design. Vaultwarden also depends on staying compatible with bitwarden's clients/api, while this owns the whole stack

gregable•54m ago

How does it compare to KeePassXC?

d0mkaaa•41m ago

KeePassXC is definitely much more mature right now. I mean, Sesame is similar in being local-first and not requiring a cloud service, but I am aiming for a more modern consumer style experience. There is still a lot of work ahead to get it up to speed. I might also build more products around it eventually, so there’s a consistent ecosystem.

(and of course, it would be great to eventually surpass some of the existing projects :) )

konaraddi•26m ago

Does it purge passwords from memory on vault lock?

arlattimore•22m ago

I like that this could be self hosted. I don't have anything against the big password managers (I use and pay for one), but they are a massive target for hackers for obvious reasons. If everyone could self host their own vault on a personal domain, the reward for hackers is much more difficult to get access to.

cyberax•18m ago

I don't see the support for passkeys listed anywhere?

d0mkaaa•16m ago

Passkeys will be added in the coming weeks

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