Password managers
Padloc privacy rating
Open source, end-to-end encrypted password manager from MaKleSoft with desktop, mobile, browser and web apps, a hosted service and a self-hostable server. The code has had no updates in several years.
Summary
Padloc scores 68 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 7 of 11 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.
Score 68 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
AGPL-3.0 for the apps and server.
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No
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?
The privacy policy says third-party analytics are used on the public website, and the service tracks anonymised app usage data.
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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 paid plans, and the privacy policy says personal data is not sold.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Radically Open Security audited Padloc 4, and the full report is public but older than three years.
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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 is encrypted on the device with keys derived from the master password, and the server cannot decrypt it.
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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.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
Exports vaults to CSV or an encrypted Padloc container.
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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Yes
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+ (105/100+)
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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.