this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2024
97 points (96.2% liked)

Firefox

17899 readers
59 users here now

A place to discuss the news and latest developments on the open-source browser Firefox

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I'm just scared that they're saved with reversible encryption on the disk, then malware could steal them

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just checked it, it doesn't seem to be the case

When you save website passwords, the Primary Password feature encrypts them before storing them on your computer

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Chrome passwords are free for the taking though