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I get that poorly designed non-native password managers introduce extra attack surface, but to conclude that no non-native ones should be used is absolutist, la
by yowlingcat 5y ago
I get that poorly designed non-native password managers introduce extra attack surface, but to conclude that no non-native ones should be used is absolutist, lazy thinking that doesn't seem rooted in reality at all. As other commenters have stated, password managers solve the password reuse problem. More crucially IMO, they solve the password reuse problem /for organizations/ -- the importance of this cant be understated.
The content script attack surface issues simply matter less than the giant gaping hole from password reuse combined with spear-phishing and breaches. Anything that makes it easier for the wetware at scale to do the more secure thing is going to increase overall org security by a step function and is a valuable layer. That it's not infallible shouldn't mean it should be discarded.
Frankly, I find this article irresponsible. Imagine some organization follows the advice here and actually weakens their overall security posture by following its advice. That would be unfortunate.