cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42164102

Researchers demo weaknesses affecting some of the most popular options Academics say they found a series of flaws affecting three popular password managers, all of which claim to protect user credentials in the event that their servers are compromised.…

  • DigDoug@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    You could use Github or similar. Your password file itself requires a password, so as long as the passwords are different you aren’t screwed if Github is compromised.

    Either that or you could keep it on your phone and type your password in manually - Keepass lets you generate passphrases which makes typing them a lot easier.

    Or you could store it on your own server and VPN in if you’re allowed to. It’s all pretty flexible.

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      19 hours ago

      So, absolutely no difference in security compared to having a properly secured self-hosted VaultWarden instance. Gotcha.

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        18 hours ago

        In the niche situation of not being allowed to connect USB drives to the computer you’re using? I guess.

        There’s nothing stopping you from keeping it on an offline device and typing them in manually.