▲ 258 ▼ Password managers are less secure than promised (ethz.ch) submitted 5 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments Millions of people use password managers. They make accessing online services and bank accounts easy and simplify credit card payments. Many providers promise absolute security – the data is said to be so encrypted that even the providers themselves cannot access it. However, researchers from ETH Zurich have shown that it is possible for hackers to view and even change passwords.
[–] aetherius@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago* Bitwarden have published a blog addressing this audit: Security through transparency: ETH Zurich audits Bitwarden cryptography against malicious server scenarios permalink fedilink source