Share password from one user to an other

[Anoerak]

Hi,

Could you implement a feature that would allow one Strongbox user to share a password (all entries) with an other user as you can do with Bitwarden. So this way, when you want to share a password with let say your partner, and you don't use a common database, you can "send / share" an entry with him/her without having to send it through insecure channels like messages or airdrop ... It would be encrypted all along.

https://bitwarden.com/blog/whats-the-right-way-to-share-passwords/

Thank you :)

[SVilgelm]

+1 for this feature

[unicorn855]

Isn't this already available? Provided both databases are on the same device (can Air Drop the database itself first if needed), you just need to unlock the source database and then long-press on the entry you want to share, then choose 'export', and then choose/unlock the target database. After that, close the source database and unlock the target database again to make sure it's synchronised correctly, then just Air Drop the other person's database back to their device (and hope it synchronises with their version of the database)

I hope that helps :-)

[SVilgelm]

@unicorn855 what version do you use? I found the export action on the whole database, but not on a particular entry:

I don't need to share the db itself, but I need to be able to share/send an entry.

[unicorn855]

Interesting! I am running verspinn 1.56.3 Pro on iOS 16.0.2 (current) and the export option shows under 'duplicate' for me. Is the screenshot you took from the MacOS version? I have been using the Pro version for iOS ever since and I have no Mac to test, but it is my understanding that both the versions for iOS and MacOS offer the same functionalities? Could it be a pro thing? Are you also using the app on mobile? (Perhaps you should change the standard username for your router btw, just to be safe 🙈🙊🙉)

[SVilgelm]

I use Strongbox with lifetime license, not a PRO. I really didn't know about the PRO version at all :( the version is same 1.56.3 on IOS 16.0.2

same on macOS version, there is no Export/Share action for an Item

[strongbox-mark]

HI @SVilgelm - If you have a LIfetime license that is a PRO version :)

You won't see the Export option if you have only a single database. You can only export to other databases and so the option is hidden for users with only one.

Hope that makes sense :) Thanks for your support!

[SVilgelm]

Oh, I see, thank you! Yeah, I have just a single database. So the original feature request is still valid.

[strongbox-mark]

OK, yes, gotcha. I think what @unicorn855 was trying to say was there's a way to do this using multiple databases...

However, could you describe in a bit more detail how you would see this working, or how you've seen it done in other apps?

[unicorn855]

From what I can see on the website, there is only a free and a pro version, so it shouldn't matter how you paid (lifetime should be pro just like the subscription-based pro version). Did you take the screenshot you shared here from the iOS version? Perhaps it's a big of some kind that prevents you from having the option? Maybe @mmcguill has more ideas about what might be up here? Does the app say it's pro (when you tap the cogwheel icon, it should tell you under the 'pro status' section)?

Edit: Sorry for the confusion, I took a bit with my comment and @mmcguill was quicker to respond :-) either way, thank you for clearing this up, and yes, I was assuming more than one database to be present :-)

[SVilgelm]

To me, as a user, I need an ability to send an entry/item to someone, like my wife or a child, using airdrop.

How I see this: long press on an item -> share -> (standard share menu, like airdrop, message, email, etc..) -> select a recipient -> maybe enter a pin or password to protect the item on another device with installed Strongbox: incoming request -> open strong box -> enter pin or password of imported item -> select a database -> select a folder -> save

[strongbox-mark]

I see, have you seen this done in another app that we could compare/investigate?

[SVilgelm]

yeah, on iPhone, open Settings -> Passwords -> long press on a record -> Share with AirDrop...

[SVilgelm]

I think the AirDrop is the most secure option in such case, I'm ok with AirDrop only, no messages, no emails and etc...

[Anoerak]

You can see something similar on Bitwarden 😁