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Password managers don't hold your password in plaintext, so the liability there only exists if you don't think the latest encryption methods are enough.
by jsutton 7y ago
Password managers don't hold your password in plaintext, so the liability there only exists if you don't think the latest encryption methods are enough.
- basch 7y agoThats not true. Theres other ways into your account besides breaking encryption. Off the top of my head, a brick to my head and the use of my thumbprint would do it. Unlike how a normal service is normally supposed to store my password (hashed, but with no copy of the original password anywhere, EVENT THE LOGS) the password manager DOES retain a plain text copy of a password, not JUST a hashed derivative.
- ad-hominem 7y agoEncrypted copy != plain text storage. Plain text implies "not encrypted" - an encrypted string representing your password would (in encryption terms) be ciphertext, not plaintext.
- deadbunny 7y ago> Off the top of my head, a brick to my head and the use of my thumbprint would do it. Maybe don't use 1FA for your passwords?