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by busterarm 38 days ago
I never said that they should be hashed, just that they aren't. Just subtly pointing out what the tradeoffs are if you choose to use a password manager whose storage/access is basically always available.

At least with Keepass it's locked in an encrypted store and only available exactly when I need it to be. I can take other precautions if I want when I want to access it.

With your browser's password manager you're stuck with the slop you were given.

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So are you typing your password every single time you want to unlock that store? If not, where's the master password stored? I know Keychain does something advanced with the enclave.
My master password is ~20 characters of strong randomness and completely in my head and has worked that way a good 10 years or so now.