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  • 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.
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[-] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

I believe Proton Pass does not have the design flaws shown in the article. For instance, if you lose your password, you lose your data. Your data is encrypted and decrypted on your device.

[-] cmhe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is what all the listed password manager claim.

What was done here was tricking the client through the server to do things. So the fixes went into the client application.

this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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