Password managers
LessPass privacy rating
Stateless password manager that derives each site's password from the site name, login and a master password, so no vault is stored or synced. The hosted profile server is closed to new users, who can self-host one.
Summary
LessPass scores 71 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 6 of 10 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, end-to-end encrypted vault and local or self-hosted option. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.
Score 71 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?
Exodus finds no trackers in the Android app, and the website loads no third-party scripts.
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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 donations through Open Collective, with no ads.
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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?
No vault exists: passwords are generated on the device and never stored or synced.
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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?
Works without a server, and the optional profile server can be self-hosted.
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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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade D (30/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.