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Re:Pass: A standard Unix password manager by jbg_ on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:27AM (#14819822)
But you would just need to carry the salt around instead. You're just trading convenience for (significantly) lower security.
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Re:Pass: A standard Unix password manager by amelius on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:34AM (#14819862)
Yes, it's a trade-off.

By the way, I'd prefer to have a password manager on my phone (or smartwatch), and have it beam my password to my keyboard by NFC. But this solution does not exist yet.

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