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by ocdtrekkie 1535 days ago
> I don't believe browsers are sufficiently secure currently for secrets management

This is a super rare view, but one I truly appreciate. The risk of compromised browser plugins especially is vastly understated and underappreciated by... way too many "security" "experts".

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I don’t believe just about any platform we have now is really sufficiently secure for secrets management. Just as a compromised browser plugin can do a lot of damage, so too can a compromised desktop application (including its dependencies). The industry as a whole is not in a great place when it comes to protecting the integrity of our machines, especially developer workstations.

(And yes I know you probably know this better than most as a Sandstorm dev :)