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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 months ago

If someone has access to your machine you are screwed anyway. You need to store the encryption key somewhere

[-] x1gma@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes, in your head, and in your second factor, if possible, keeping derived secrets always encrypted at rest, decrypting at the latest possible moment and not storing (decrypted) secrets in-memory for longer than absolutely necessary at use.

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