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How bad is Idea of .Zip as password manager? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Any explanation of Why to not store passwords in plaintext and encrypt folder in zip archive (I guess U cant break pass?) Pls don't be agressive!!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There's two avenues for opening an encrypted file, attacking the password/access method or attacking the encryption itself.

Generally using a basic zip-lock is not going to have a second factor, a rate limiting mechanism, anything really other than the password to stop a random brute force effort if they got a hold of the file for local processing.

Using something with some front end protection like bit warden with 2FA or keepass with the key file option added in makes it more a task of going after the crypto itself which is a much much harder approach.