🐧 #TuxOfTheDay — “Encrypted? If only.”

A major software vendor’s password manager stores passwords encrypted and protects access with biometrics. Sounds secure—until a memory dump reveals passwords in plain text. Even accounts never used after startup appear loaded into RAM. Modern security practice is the opposite: decrypt only when needed and wipe memory immediately after use. Open source means transparency: trust, but verify.

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