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It can be a problem if something can access your password database while it is unlocked or if you have a weak db password. In addition to keeping your system a
by LinuxBender 5y ago
It can be a problem if something can access your password database while it is unlocked or if you have a weak db password. In addition to keeping your system and applications patched and using least privileges and all the other usual best practices you can also keep the database closed when not using it.
To venture a few theoretical mitigation turtles down, one could keep a string in their head that they type in before pasting the password from their database meaning that the database only has part of the password. Some might consider that too much friction and some might see that as a fun prank for the password database vendors that theoretically work for intelligence agencies.