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Discovering and exploiting local attacks against the 1Password MacOS desktop application

Password managers are routinely granted a massive level of trust from users, by nature of managing some of their most sensitive credentials. For any noteworthy password manager, the encryption standards for user data are well understood and highly scrutinized. What is less understood is the attack surface of the software itself. This presentation explores the local security of the 1Password MacOS desktop application and answers the question of “how safe are my passwords if my computer is infected or otherwise compromised?”. This talk will cover the outcome of our research into 1Password, presenting several different attacks to dump local 1Password vaults. This includes describing multiple application vulnerabilities and security weaknesses we identified in the 1Password MacOS desktop application, as well as discussing the inherent limitations in its usage of IPC mechanisms and open source software. Additionally, we will discuss novel vulnerabilities found in Google Chrome.

English
  • Originally Aired August 10, 2024
  • Runtime 45 minutes
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