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24 alternatives to A password system with no database, no sync, and nothing to breach

Hi HN, Bastion Enclave is an experiment in removing centralized trust from password management by eliminating server-side state entirely. Instead of storing an encrypted vault or syncing secrets through a backend, Bastion computes credentials deterministically on-the-fly using explicit cryptographic inputs. Given the same master entropy, service name, username, and version counter, the same password is reproduced across platforms. There is no account system, no database, and no persistent server storage — the server serves static code only. Password generation uses domain-separated salts and…

Bastion Enclave is a password manager that generates credentials on-the-fly rather than storing them. It eliminates servers, databases, and accounts by deriving passwords deterministically from a master key, service… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Contribute to fmeringdal/covert development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone! We started working on this project last year because a password manager that we used was being sold to another company and stopped offering their service. We were not happy with the alternatives that were available so we decided to give it a shot and build our own. We are now at a point where we have a working Beta and are looking for some feedback from the community. The main idea is to have data synchronization without a central server (single point of failure). When you create a Vault (inside which you can store your credentials and other sensitive data), you can "Link" it to…

    2023 · cryptex-vault.com · its alternatives →

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    Self-hosted virtual machines for background coding agents.

    Jun 2026 · bastion.computer · its alternatives →

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    Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    🔐Decentralized password manager for teams on Blockstack

    2018 · blockvault.site · its alternatives →

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    A stateless password management solution app

    2015 · spectre.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi! I got tired of setting up tools I can't explain to a team in a few words like sops or git-crypt, just to store few files with environment variables or secrets, so I built lockenv as a simple alternative. It's basically a password-protected vault file you commit to git. No gpg keys, no cloud, just lockenv init, set a password, and lock/unlock the secrets. This tool integrates with OS keyring, so you're not typing passwords constantly. Should work on Mac/Linux/Windows, but I tested it only on linux so far. I am not trying to replace any mature / robust solution, just…

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Contribute to devopsprodigy/isolate development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple & secure password manager for teams & individuals

    2018 · pcrypt.com · its alternatives →

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    Your private vault for passwords and sensitive data.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized & Open Source Password Manager

    2022 · liso.dev · its alternatives →

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    Latchkey▲122

    Hi HN, At Imbue, we’ve been following the rapid developments in the agent landscape and noticed that the way agents interact with third-party services on users’ behalf often leaves a lot to be desired. Integrations are ad hoc, complicated, context-heavy, and either unfriendly to non-technical users or tied to a lock-in of some sort. We‘re experimenting with a command-line tool, Latchkey, that could be used by local agents targeted at non-technical users while avoiding remote intermediaries. As far as we know, this is the only existing approach at the intersection of these two goals. Core…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    This is a tool to manage encrypted local backups of secrets. The core idea is that it aims to be usable without depending on it, meaning that even if the software disappeared from the face of Earth tomorrow, your data would still be recoverable. It also integrates nicely with NixOS (which is what I use, though it does not require NixOS to be used). I have summed up a bit of explanation and some answers to reasonable questions in a blog post: https://baldino.dev/blog/secs-man/

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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.)

    Aug 2026 · usesesame.app · its alternatives →

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    Secli▲85

    A CLI to store secrets locally

    2022 · crates.io · its alternatives →

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    Store all your user ID, emails & passwords in Notion

    2023 · 9to5notion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

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    Blockchain-powered password manager. Contribute to BlockProject/b-lock development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Generates self-contained HTML files protecting secret text content. - dividuum/html-vault

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bastillion gives you a clean, browser-based way to manage SSH access across all your systems—like a bastion host with a friendly dashboard. - bastillion-io/Bastillion

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    European solution for passwordless credential management.

    May 2026 · shorshield.com · its alternatives →

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    Local-first MCP mini-vault: let AIs call external APIs without ever seeing your keys. - RachidChabane/mcp-secrets-vault

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Automated form testing and HTTPS monitoring made easy

    2018 · its alternatives →

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