Timeline for How safe are password managers like LastPass?
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| Apr 8, 2019 at 18:27 | comment | added | ThoriumBR | Every single password manager out there have flaws, but even the simplest password manager is safer than not using a manager. Your brain is way easier than any password storage, even an Excel worksheet is safer. So keep one you like and use it. | |
| Oct 8, 2018 at 19:51 | comment | added | user4234 | What is Byzantine password system? | |
| Jan 31, 2018 at 13:23 | comment | added | allo | @iProgram This is good for creating unique passwords, but keep in mind that all your passwords are compromised when you lose your master password (e.g. accidentally type it in the wrong window). With a password manager you need to lose the master password and the password database. | |
| Oct 7, 2016 at 16:14 | comment | added | kspearrin | For those interested in viewing how a cloud synced password manager can securely store your data, check out bitwarden.com. The entire product line is open source, so the code is readily viewable on GitHub. | |
| Sep 20, 2016 at 15:46 | answer | added | Wladimir Palant | timeline score: 53 | |
| Mar 11, 2016 at 2:21 | comment | added | Krazy Glew | Does anyone know of any Byzantine password systems? E.g. 3 or 5 online systems, where breaking any single system would not give the cracker all of your passwords. Ideally one might be LastPass, and the other 1Password - i.e. different companies - but even just multiple independent instances of the LastPass servers would provide some extra degree of security. // Possibly Byzantine for reliability as well as security. | |
| Jan 26, 2016 at 18:52 | comment | added | iProgram | I would recommended masterpasswordapp.com because it does not store any passwords (apart from your master password) online or on your computer since it used an algorithm to generate the passwords. This means if you use another computer, you easily have access and you don't have to worry about loosing passwords. | |
| Nov 7, 2014 at 10:26 | comment | added | icc97 | LastPass does have an extra benefit that it helps you think about password security. So they build in fairly sensible warnings for password strength, recommending you use yubi keys, recommending against using multiple passwords that are the same. | |
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| Jul 5, 2014 at 20:01 | answer | added | MrBrian | timeline score: 9 | |
| May 27, 2014 at 14:48 | answer | added | SPRBRN | timeline score: 14 | |
| May 3, 2014 at 14:35 | answer | added | andy green | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 11, 2014 at 9:40 | answer | added | Johnny | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 16, 2014 at 16:17 | answer | added | Rick Byers | timeline score: 13 | |
| Nov 17, 2013 at 5:51 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSecurity/status/401950635094183936 | ||
| Nov 9, 2013 at 20:03 | answer | added | Jeffrey Goldberg | timeline score: 97 | |
| Nov 9, 2013 at 19:36 | comment | added | Owen | One important point that it may be useful for you to know is that, at least in some cases, the operators of password managers don't have access to your passwords themselves. They use the credentials you provide to create a decryption key for the passwords, so without your password, they can't see them, unless of course, they lied about how they do things. | |
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