[dba-Tech] Password Manager apps

[John Colby]

https://support.lastpass.com/help/where-is-my-lastpass-data-stored-on-my-computer-lp070008

On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 3:18 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Where is the file stored? (windows)
>
> R
>
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 7:17 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > They are stored in an encrypted file, with the password to get into that
> > only known to you.  It is up to you to use a password that cannot be
> > hacked.  I use a 12 character password with upper / lower / number /
> > symbols.  It is ONLY used to get into my password manager.
> >
> > The passwords are stored on your PC as well as on the web.  The file on
> the
> > web is used for syncing passwords, adding a new device, adding a new
> > password on one of the devices etc.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 10:56 AM Daniel Waters <df.waters at outlook.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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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