dirtmayor@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoSaving Passwords In Your Browser? You Shouldn't: Here's Whywww.makeuseof.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkSaving Passwords In Your Browser? You Shouldn't: Here's Whywww.makeuseof.comdirtmayor@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareamiuhle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoRight, so everyone should just do without synchronization to mobile devices or set up their own Bitwarden. That sounds like a solution for the masses.
minus-squareneoney@lemmy.neoney.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIf you are using a browser with password sync, you have the same possible data leakage problem as with a password manager. If you aren’t using a browser with sync, then you… have no sync. So you get five options, all with some downsides Browser: no sync to other devices Browser (with sync): possible data leakage Password manager (in cloud): possible data leakage Password manager (KeePassXC with no sync): no sync to other devices Selfhosted password manager: more difficult to set up
Right, so everyone should just do without synchronization to mobile devices or set up their own Bitwarden. That sounds like a solution for the masses.
If you are using a browser with password sync, you have the same possible data leakage problem as with a password manager.
If you aren’t using a browser with sync, then you… have no sync.
So you get five options, all with some downsides
Browser:
Browser (with sync):
Password manager (in cloud):
Password manager (KeePassXC with no sync):
Selfhosted password manager: