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by ken 2345 days ago
Every built-in browser password manager I've seen seems to be just a password-protected list of (URL, name, password) tuples. They're the most bare-bones possible implementation.

There's no (non-cloud) syncing, or easy backups. There's no file attachments, or custom fields, or non-website-based accounts. There's no automatic checking for duplicate passwords, or old passwords, or alerts for websites known to have been compromised.

I don't use a web-based password manager like LastPass because I don't really trust it (for either security or reliability), but local password managers are great for storing all kinds of private data. How would I store my driver's license, my storage unit lockbox combo, or my marrow donor registry ID in a web browser?