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submitted 10 months ago by itsaj26744@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Any explanation of Why to not store passwords in plaintext and encrypt folder in zip archive (I guess U cant break pass?) Pls don't be agressive!!

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[-] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago

In many unzip utilities, they use temp files that you wouldn’t be paying attention to. These temp files will contain your credentials and you won’t know where they are or if they got deleted.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And even if they're deleted by the archive program, it's likely a normal deletion, and not a secure delete where the original data is overwritten with random data before deleting the entry in the file system, which could be potentially recovered.

[-] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Also an excellent point

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