Although Redditors are satisfied with how fast big password manager companies release patches should their database become compromised, they suggest users the very same thing that security experts do: turn off the browser extensions completely. Sadly that’s something even we have to confirm: since extensions have to comply with the coding of the browser they are integrating into, it is highly likely that the plugin’s own coding will be vulnerable. There are Redditors who try to explain that most password manager companies use end-to-end encryption making them perfectly ‘hacker-resistant’, yet the majority of the Reddit answers tell readers to choose a password manager that stores passwords and other credentials on the device and/or syncs offline.Īnother huge concern of Redditors is how open password manager browser add-ons are to hacking. In fact, the biggest concern about partially or entirely web-based password managers comes down to whether their encryption methods are effective enough at keeping hackers at bay.

It’s quite surprising to see how much Redditors reject the idea of storing their credentials in the cloud of big companies – despite constantly hearing about the advantages of cloud computing. The reasons for this are varied, but there are two arguments in particular that appear in almost every thread we found: Unsafe Cloud Storage

Get a 50% Discount Big Password Managers: Torn Between Supporters and HatersĪlthough there is a general consensus between users that password managers are mandatory if you have multiple passwords across various websites, it’s shocking to discover that many Redditors are pretty hostile towards password management tools developed by bigger companies.

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