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!!

  • @[email protected]
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    65 months ago

    Files in archives upon being opened are temporarily extracted, which means your passwords there exist as plaintext files. If your system is secure and hardened enough against unauthorised %temp% access on Windows, probably it can work.

    • @SheeEttin
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      15 months ago

      This depends on how the decompressor is implemented. It’s certainly possible to do it all in memory.

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        -15 months ago

        I do not think the standard ZIP decompressor library used in OSes or in general purpose compression software does this. Probably much safer if using RAR.