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Windows’ OS keychain API is pretty weak, accessing secrets does not require user authorization. macOS and some Linux desktops environments do it slightly better
by garrettr_ 8y ago
Windows’ OS keychain API is pretty weak, accessing secrets does not require user authorization. macOS and some Linux desktops environments do it slightly better, but there’s only so much you can do to defend against an attacker with the same privileges as the user.