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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by superskierpat on Monday August 17, 2015 @09:07AM (#10072672)
I use firefox, but if I remember correctly the passwords are stored in plain text? And there is no global password to protect the saved password.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by ikeboy on Monday August 17, 2015 @09:55AM (#10072948)
How exactly is any browser supposed to autofill passwords without storing them in plaintext? If you want them encrypted, you need to put in a password on every startup, which can be easily done by using truecrypt containers or fde.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by yellowapple on Monday August 17, 2015 @01:07PM (#10074473)
Firefox supports said password-protection out-of-the-box, IIRC.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by eli on Monday August 17, 2015 @09:32AM (#10072800)
Chrome has a master password that protects your passwords and saved forms, if you set one.
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