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    1. FIPSmode Squad‏ @anthonypants 29 Aug 2019
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      almost exactly two years ago:https://twitter.com/taviso/status/769378052254015488 …

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      Tavis OrmandyVerified account @taviso
      More password manager bugs out today and more due out soon. I'm not going to look at more, the whole industry is crazy, you're on your own.
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    2. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 29 Aug 2019
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      Hah, it turns out the majority of the crazy is concentrated around one particular vendor. I will definitely not look at them again, I don't even want to say their name. 😬

      3 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
    3. Egghead‏ @EggcellenceLLC 29 Aug 2019
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      Are you able to share your password management solution and/or vendor of choice?

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    4. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 29 Aug 2019
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      KeePass and KeePassX are both good choices. If you really must use an online one, at least LastPass are responsive to researchers and have a competent security team, I would use them.

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    5. Yellow Flag at  🏠‏ @WPalant 29 Aug 2019
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      You seriously consider LastPass competent? While they are responsive, they seem remarkably bad at producing secure software. As in: they fix the exact issue you report them, without checking for similar scenarios or adjusting their development process. Attack surface is massive.

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    6. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 30 Aug 2019
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      I consider them competent, I've reported some pretty complex issues and found they handle them well. Attack surface is definitely massive, I always recommend KeePass or just use a book if that's too complicated.

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    7. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 30 Aug 2019
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      People tell me they're going to use an online password manager and that's that, so i don't know, at least use one where they have a fully staffed security team who can handle reports quickly? Shrug.

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    8. Yellow Flag at  🏠‏ @WPalant 30 Aug 2019
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      Your statement just seemed rather odd, because it's definitely possible to produce an online password manager without creating a massive attack surface, and at least some vendors do it while also processing vulnerability reports well.

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    9. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 30 Aug 2019
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      I have not shared your experience 😬

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    10. Yellow Flag at  🏠‏ @WPalant 30 Aug 2019
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      You did report a vulnerability to 1Password, was it that bad? I don't have any experience with their vulnerability response, merely judging by the application design which is sane and well thought out. Unfortunately, it being a subscription-based product often makes it a no-go.

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      Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 30 Aug 2019
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      Astonishingly bad, and strongly disagree.

      4:53 AM - 30 Aug 2019
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        1. Yellow Flag at  🏠‏ @WPalant 31 Aug 2019
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          That's too bad, this means that I cannot recommend anything any more. Definitely not recommending LastPass, their security story is horrible. Probably time to start positioning my PfP as a mainstream product...

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        1. David A. Sjøen‏ @dasjoen 30 Aug 2019
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          Too bad... Thought @1Password was a safe bet, being recommended by @troyhunt and all.

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        2. Mahart‏ @c8whizper 3 Sep 2019
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          Is this true in case of a standalone vault with the desktop app + lightweight browser extension? (not 1passwordX) My guess is you mean the online service they provide?

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        3. Yellow Flag at  🏠‏ @WPalant 3 Sep 2019
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          The issue that @taviso reported to them (at least the one I saw) was about the local application, particularly its integration with the browser extension. It was open to attacks by other users on the same machine.

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        2. 1Password‏Verified account @1Password 17 Sep 2019
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          Hey Chris, happy to look into it for you. We always do our best to respond to security concerns rapidly and promptly. Do you know what was reported? It's difficult to provide a response to how we responded to a specific request without knowing what the request was. 🙂

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