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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday February 21 2019, @09:48AM   Printer-friendly
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A security consulting firm released a report on the safety of password managers. A non-geek, summarized version is also available at the Washington Post. (Summarized graphic of results.)

The password managers included in the study were 1Password 4, 1Password 7, Dashlane, KeePass, LastPass. Unfortunately, the testing was limited to Win10 even if the password managers were available on other platforms. They all had some flaws, but as reported, you should still use one. They were all tested for encryption method on the database, accessibility of the master password and keys in memory while unlocked, and the master password and keys in memory while locked.

All were evaluated to have adequate encryption on the file. 1Password 4 (which actually had better memory security than 1Password 7,) was best at keeping individual passwords safe in memory; while KeePass was best at keeping the Master Password safe in the memory tests (although Dashlane did the same while it while in a locked state.)


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  • (Score: 2) by Teckla on Friday February 22 2019, @03:44PM

    by Teckla (3812) on Friday February 22 2019, @03:44PM (#805084)

    Ltitle black book in your pocket. You're still screwed if you enter a password on a compromised machine, but at least it's only that password that's lost.

    I have mixed feelings about this. The physical book itself could be lost or stolen. And could also be accidentally destroyed in a flood or fire.

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