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		rtev on Dec 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Lost All Faith in LastPass I do know the answer to this - Firefox is not an acceptable alternative to a strong password manager. Local admin can dump any passwords from Firefox, and I think a user can even dump their own passwords from Firefox on windows and Linux.

smallerfish on Dec 29, 2022 | [–]

I don't think that matters. Local admin can also install a rootkit or a keylogger. Physical/admin access is game over no matter what you use.

nebulous1 on Dec 29, 2022 | [–]

They do have a "primary password" these days which I believe encrypts the locally stored passwords and the locally stored sync key.

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