Exploitable Flaws Found in Cloud-Based Password Managers
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Academic security researchers claim that 'zero knowledge encryption' guarantees by leading stand-alone password managers are overblown due to exploitable flaws. Vendors are patching these vulnerabilities, but the initial claims of invulnerability may mislead users.
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'Malicious Server Threat Model' Threatens 'Zero Knowledge Encryption' Guarantees Claims by leading stand-alone password managers that their implementation of "zero knowledge encryption" means stored passwords can withstand the worst of hacker assaults are vastly overblown, say academic security researchers. They said vendors are in the process of patching the flaws they found.