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Old 05-24-2008   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: How safe are password managers?

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Originally Posted by Songman45 View Post
I would have thought naivity about computers was coming to an end. I guess there are still people who think they are winning video games too. There is no such thing as total security in a computer and especially one connected to the internet. Once again, we rely on the word of experts and the reputation of a company without knowing our selves what is going on. You might be surprised at the amount of data that flows out of your computer. Passowrds, even stong encripted ones are user interfaces that make you feel good. When you maintain them on a machine you cannot say with any degree of certaintly how safe they are.

Well said!, a key principle of computer security is "defense in depth"; don't rely on one thing. A password manager [any] is worth squat if you're not running a firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware and keeping upto date with patches
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