Hi all,

I was wondering whether anyone uses KeePassXC with the Firefox browser add-on on Zorin OS. I can’t get the browser add-on to recognize the app. I spent a better part of yesterday trying to figure out a solution but just can’t seem to get it to work. Any help?

    • BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br
      2·
      7 months ago

      The issue is not KeePassXC flatpak, but both Firefox and KeepassXC flatpak.

      I use KeepassXC flatpak and native Firefox and works flawlessly.

      • thayer@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        In my opinion, the web browser is the single most important application that should be sandboxed on a system. We use them to access nearly everything on the Internet, including resources that are routinely laden with obfuscated JavaScript.

        Every attempt should be made to separate the browser from the host system, and circumventing that safeguard in order to facilitate direct access to your password database is risky at best.

        Edit: I don’t mean to suggest that I have the perfect solution either, but I keep everything sandboxed and just opt for KeePassXC’s native global hotkey for auto-filling credentials.

        • BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.brPortuguês
          1·
          7 months ago

          I never tested, but I think you can do either way: Firefox native and KeePassXC flatpak; or Firefox flatpak and KeePassXC native

          What cannot happen is both flatpak, cause they won’t work together…

          Well, if you test the other way around, tell us, cause I can only tell with KeePassXC flatpak and Firefox native

          • LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
            2·
            7 months ago

            Ended up trying that, but it didn’t work. “Key exchange unsuccessful”, it said. Ended up installing both FF and KPXC over apt and it’s working like a charm.

    • LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      22·
      7 months ago

      I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! I INSTALLED FIREFOX FROM SOURCE (TAR.BZ2) AND RUN KPXC FROM THE APPIMAGE!!! LET’S GOOO!

  • z3r0@lemmy.zip
    1·
    7 months ago

    I’m using Librewolf (a Firefox fork) and have the same issue.

    Just check Firefox messaging folder exists in your home

     ls -l ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts

    In my case, I needed to create a symlink to make it work with my browser

    ln -s ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts ~/.librewolf/native-messaging-hosts

    Maybe you could apply a similar workaround. Hope this helps