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The functions performed by the person or processes responsible for security of passwords on a given system.
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Does the average user really need a password manager?
Others have pointed out the benefits for security, I'll just focus on the convenience and inconvenience.
If you use your password manager for everything like I do, save for places where the manager i …
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What would be a good way to send sensitive information to users that are not very tech-savvy?
Passwords are stored as one-way hashes if done correctly, so you can't send them those. And if you can, make it your top priority to not be able to do so. Password reset workflows through SSL are the …
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How secure could the LastPass Android application be with a four-digit PIN?
Your data is encrypted locally with key derived from your master password hash with 4000 repetitions by default.
The PIN is a local convenience option. If you were to install lastpass on a new device …
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LastPass Bootstrap on New Android Phone
You can try pasting it into notepad, print it out, then enter it manually into android.
If its like 100 characters long, this is one good reason for why you may want to make it shorter.
I asked a qu …
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Password reset system code system vs long hash
The token is just to verify that you received the email, that you own the account.
Password reset links in emails are a convenience that provide proof that you own the email account and allow you eas …
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Is upgrading key-stretching algorithms and/or repetitions a thing?
Consider back in the 90s you're ahead of the curve, you hashed and salted your passwords with SHA, and you're a big site, millions of accounts, etc.
Well the web evolves, and over time more advanced …
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Should password recommendations be different for devices, networks, and internet?
I started using a password manager last year and updated nearly all of my internet accounts to super-strong, unique passwords, and that isn't a problem, cause I only access them from web browsers or m …
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Aren't password managers still incredibly risky?
Are you mistaking a password manager with OpenID? I don't know how you can phish a password manager master password.
Anyways, my password manager is accessed either by app or by browser plugin, and r …
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Is it ok for software to store passwords locally in plain-text?
The whole "unique and random" serves a double purpose in this imperfect world, where websites cannot be trusted to either do the right thing nor have good intentions.
The website could sell the usern …
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What are the weaknesses of my authentication scheme?
I do very similar, and the way I see it there are two major potential points of failure and I don't really have a good solution for one of them.
First major risk is that LastPass itself is hacked and …
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