Spectre
Stateless password manager that derives passwords on demand
Spectre, the successor to Master Password, is an open-source stateless password manager. It derives strong, unique passwords from your name and a master password rather than storing them in a vault.
Key features
- Deterministic password derivation
- No vault to store or sync
- Cross-platform clients
- Works fully offline
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Nothing to back up
- Stateless by design
Trade-offs
- Niche project
- Hard to change individual passwords
Spectre replaces
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