Password managers
AliasVault privacy rating
Open source, end-to-end encrypted password manager that also generates email aliases and identities and receives mail through its own email server. It can be used in the hosted cloud or self-hosted.
Summary
AliasVault scores 72 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 7 of 12 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and modern web standards. It is based in the Netherlands: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 66%.
Score 72 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party trackers. The website's self-hosted Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by its founders, community support and planned paid plans, with no ads or data sales.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
End-to-end encrypted vault Weight 3 of 3
Is the vault encrypted on the device before it is synced, with a key the provider does not hold?
Vault data, including received emails, is end-to-end encrypted with the master password, which is never sent to the server.
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Yes
Local or self-hosted option Weight 2 of 3
Can the vault be kept locally or on your own server?
The server can be self-hosted with Docker.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
Full vault export and import are available.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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No
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 66%