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Breaking a Password Manager

ID: 34d35b6a-8db2-5f53-a241-978ee9f8527d

STIX ID: report--34d35b6a-8db2-5f53-a241-978ee9f8527d

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2024-06-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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The post recounts research showing that RoboForm versions through 2015 used a flawed pseudo-random generator tied to the computer's date/time, making generated passwords predictable; with the approximate generation date/time and password parameters an attacker could reproduce passwords and recover a cryptocurrency wallet.

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