Re: Password managers
On Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:38:58 +0700
Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14/11/2023 09:58, paulf wrote:
> >
> > As it happens, pass(1) appeared to be precisely what I was looking
> > for.
> [...]
> > Plus, it will insert any line in the password file
> > into the clipboard.
>
> In general it is better to avoid secrets copied to the clipboard.
> Even JavaScript from a web page might read clipboard contents.
> (Browsers however restrict this ability requiring either user gesture
> or granting a permission in a popup dialog.)
>
Pass(1) sets a timer and removes the password from the clipboard after
that time has expired.
Also worth noting that this system is in my home, behind a firewall, my
wife being the only other person with physical access to my computer.
Paul
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