[dba-Tech] Password Manager apps

[Daniel Waters]

When I got LastPass one of their selling points was that the passwords could not be compromised if my PC was hacked because they were stored on a LastPass server (or servers) - not on a user's PC.  Has that changed?

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+df.waters=outlook.com at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: 6 October, 2022 23:40
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager apps

But Dan said "not on my PC" :)

On 6 Oct 2022 at 21:15, John Colby wrote:

> No, a local copy is on the machine.  The copy on the server is for 
> syncing between machines.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 6:20 PM Stuart McLachlan 
> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> 
> > SO if "soneone else's  system, somewhere in the world that you have 
> > no control over" goes down for any reason,  you loose all your 
> > passwords? :)
> >
> >
> > On 5 Oct 2022 at 21:53, Daniel Waters wrote:
> >
> > > I use LastPass.  The passwords are stored on their encrypted 
> > > server - not on my PC.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dba-Tech
> > > <dba-tech-bounces+df.waters=outlook.com at databaseadvisors.com> On 
> > > Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: 5 October, 2022 15:38 To: Discussion 
> > > of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager apps
> > >
> > > I 8se LastPass.
> > >
> > > R
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 5:39 PM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Do any of you use a password managing app? Avast One has one, 
> > > > but I've not enabled it yet. Pros and cons? The one with Google 
> > > > does well enough although I occasionally have to go in and fix 
> > > > items.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Susan H.
> > > >
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