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I think this really highlights the difficulty of squaring software with a lot of configuration options and one-package-per-program binary package management. S
by timw4mail 2y ago
I think this really highlights the difficulty of squaring software with a lot of configuration options and one-package-per-program binary package management.
Sometimes a pretty good compromise is found, like with PHP, where there's a core package, and additional packages for a common subset of extensions.
Here, though, I both understand, and don't understand.
It's one thing to disable the favicon downloading, and Have I been PWNed integration. That's a fairly obvious case where the security is improved.
But browser integration, hardware key support, and TOTP integration are more nuanced cases. I know I would have a hard time using a password manager without browser integration...especially with increasing security friction adding up.
Security is very important. But security is not the end goal, the goal is to provide the best *practical* defense possible. Browser integration, TOTP integration, passkey support, and hardware key integration all can add enough convenience to actually improve security.
- apple4ever 2y agoIt's always a trade off between security and convenience, and we should have cordial robust discussions about where that line is. This was anything but that.