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		jbg_ on July 21, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pass: A standard Unix password manager But you would just need to carry the salt around instead. You're just trading convenience for (significantly) lower security.

amelius on July 21, 2017 [–]

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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