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Ahh. OK. One small nit. Passwords aren't stored, the has is. If you forget your lastpass password, there's no way to retrieve them. I'm OK with this, which is why I continue to use lastpass.

That said, the interface is definitely terrible. It could use a refresh at this point.



What does "the has is" mean? To my understanding, encrypted passwords are stored on the company's servers and they are decrypted on the client-side. I don't know how they're storing their data, but I do know that we never know what the future holds. Those passwords that may be secure on their server today may easily be broken tomorrow.

I'd rather by in control of my data.


My apologies. You are correct. I wrote hash(actually typed "has") when I really meant that they are stored encrypted. I forget the algorithm that's used, but my understanding last I looked into it, the encryption lastpass uses is the best available.


Dashlane's interface is really nice compared to Lastpass & RoboForm




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