How to update WinRAR , without changes in the context menus

pietcorus2 · Dec 25, 2023

zebal said:
passwords if stored should be stored in single location

Well, WinRAR stored all passwords you have used to unpack files.
Dont know where (?) we can find them , maybe could safe them first , before uninstalling WinRAR.........

zebal · Dec 25, 2023

pietcorus2 said:
Dont know where (?) we can find them

saved passwords are stored in Registry in insecure format. So anybody having access to your computer may be able to retrieve them.

Organize passwords - WinRAR Documentation

documentation.help

edit:
You can either type them out into password manager, or do some detective work with process monitor to figure out registry location.

pietcorus2 · Dec 25, 2023

Ok, will safe them in a text-file , if needed , simply ; drag/drop........... :wink:

zebal · Dec 25, 2023

@pietcorus2
Suggested password manager if you change your mind:

Password Safe

It's free and open source just like 7-zip

edit:
And it has autotype feature, so you can type passwords into 7-zip archive dialog with single click avoiding clipboard.

pietcorus2 · Dec 25, 2023

Looks fine ..........will try ! :wink:

Edwin · Dec 25, 2023

pietcorus2 said:
... will safe them in a text-file

zebal said:
Suggested password manager...

I still find Password Managers to be a p-i-t-a!!!

I simply keep all credentials in an encrypted Notepad...

pietcorus2 · Dec 25, 2023

Edwin said:
I still find Password Managers to be a p-i-t-a!!!

I simply keep all credentials in an encrypted Notepad...

Right you are !!
Will follow your advice ...........

zebal · Dec 25, 2023

Edwin said:
I still find Password Managers to be a p-i-t-a!!!

I simply keep all credentials in an encrypted Notepad...

I'll say ease of use is important, but it should not take priority over the primary purpose which is security.

If you keep secrets in a text file that means as soon as it gets decrypted it's accessible to other software.

Password managers however should be able decrypt a file (master database) in memory such that decrypted contents are within private process memory which other processes can't simply access.

pietcorus2 · Dec 25, 2023

zebal said:
Password managers

Yes , I like simplicity , and my machine is safe enough............ :wink:

Edwin · Dec 25, 2023

zebal said:
If you keep secrets in a text file...

They're not that secret, just a half-a$$ method of safe keeping, is all!

My really, really, really important info is chiseled onto 7 stone tablets, sealed in a steel and concrete reinforced vault, 1200 meters below the earth's surface, at some secret location in central Asia!!! :zany:

zebal · Dec 25, 2023

Edwin said:
My really, really, really important info is chiseled onto 7 stone tablets, sealed in a steel and concrete reinforced vault, 1200 meters below the earth's surface, at some secret location in central Asia!!!

We can only dream about underground vault lol, I'm pretty sure even if you keep no secrets in it the government would seek to gain access to it in the name of national security to remove suspicion lol