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by apta 2427 days ago
Wouldn't this sort of software be better written in a safe language like C# as opposed to C++?
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sha666sum 2427 days ago
It runs locally, and if the attacker has that much access, in most scenarios there isn't anything stopping your adversary from just logging your keystrokes and curling the keystore to a remote server.
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sebazzz 2427 days ago
Yes and no. In a language like C++ you might have more control on encrypting and zeroing out sensitive memory.
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moocowtruck 2427 days ago
no how else would we get your passwords?
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