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		rylee on May 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, Sourceforge Why can't the decryption key be derived from a password?

amyjess on May 29, 2015 [–]

Because that defeats the purpose of storing your passwords locally.

Vendan on May 29, 2015 | [–]

I would much rather have 1 master password, that unlocks 50 different passwords...

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