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Old 05-13-2015, 05:13 AM   #1
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LXer: The best way to protect passwords may be creating fake ones


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Password managers are a great way to supply random, unique passwords to a high number of websites. But most still have an Achilles’ heel: Usually, a single master password unlocks the entire vault.

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Old 05-13-2015, 09:05 AM   #2
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I have heard of this before and it seems like a good idea. I suspect there might be side channel attacks tho.
 
  


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