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		mtry1 on March 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/11/dropbox_sdk_flaw_lef... 1password is vulnerable to hackers because they rely on third party storage via dropbox. I wouldn't trust my sensitive info with them.

wglb on March 11, 2015 | [–]

First, you are not required to use dropbox with 1Password.

Second, the data stored in dropbox is encrypted by a key that only you have. Dropbox has no way to see what is inside that bundle without your long password.

0942v8653 on March 11, 2015 | [–]

What? I thought the encryption was the whole point of a password manager…

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