thank you.

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    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t use any browser password manager, last time I even looked at one they were saving my passwords in plaintext!

    Bitwarden, one pass, keepass, basically anything other than LastPass should be good!

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      1 year ago

      without a master password, firefox just uses a simple scheme it can reverse. if you use a master password, though, then that password is needed.

      chromium browsers now use windows credentials, if you have no password on a local windows account, then none is needed to extract the passwords from the browser. .

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      1 year ago

      thank you for the rec! a small doubt even though they are in plaintext, when the hackers can’t log in aren’t they safe tho or is it easy to hack?

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        Most viruses now start off by scooping up all saved browser passwords automatically then sending them to a remote server. So if one of those ever goes off on your system you are at quite a risk. Especially since there are really good other options that aren’t vulnerable to that

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      It seems I’m not up-to-date. What’s wrong with LastPass?

      Edit: nevermind. I just googled it. [https://www.notebookcheck.com/Ist-LastPass-noch-sicher-Experten-kritisieren-den-Passwortmanager.677484.0.html)(url) Here is an article about it (in German), for anyone else wondering.

      Seems like I will have to find a way to move my vault to another password manager. I hope I can find a way of doing this safely without needing to do that manually… So I am grateful for any advice!