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On Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:59:02 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> > One reason I use LastPass, it is mobile. I can go to someone else's |
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> > computer, use LastPass to say make use of Paypal, Newegg, Ebay etc, |
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> > logoff and it is like I was never there. |
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> As much as I like Lastpass I would never do that. It isn't magic - it |
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> is javascript. If there is a compromise on your computer, then your |
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> password database will be compromised. This is true of other |
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> solutions like KeePassX and so on - if something roots your box then |
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> it will be compromised. |
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I don't see what root has to do with it. If someone gains access to your |
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box, they can copy the database file and then take their time trying to |
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crack the password, but you don't need to be root to do that. |
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