The fact that each password must be different and long and complex makes typing them out impractical, so many of us copy and paste passwords. Some of us may use different user names across sites and not remember which is which, so some of us may copy and paste user names too. Autofill, while great, does not always work.
If you fall into the camp of clearing your clipboard after a password copy & paste operation…
* Has your Password Manager been upgraded to handle the Window 10 Clipboard History feature?
Easy enough to experiment with Clipboard History for you to answer this question with your Password Manager.
If not, there are potential workarounds available… that also apply if you don’t use a Password Manager, but do copy and paste passwords:
* Should you use a batch file to clear the Clipboard after a password copy & paste? How:
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clear-clipboard-data-shortcut-windows-10
* Should you disable the Clipboard History feature? How:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/109799-turn-off-clipboard-history-windows-10-a.html#option2
* Does the password manager you maintain need to support Clipboard History securely? If so, how to start fixing:
Scroll down to the last page here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dataxchg/clipboard-formats
…for “Cloud Clipboard and Clipboard History Formats”.
* Should you allow your Clipboard History to be stored in the Microsoft cloud?
General reference:
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/clipboard-security.html
The opposite argument is to trust all your programs running on Windows and not bother clearing passwords from your clipboard.
Windows 10 22H2 desktops & laptops on Dell, HP, ASUS; No servers, no domain.
