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Show HN: Chrdmp – Decrypt Chrome profile data offline using the keyring secret

Posted by asaix on Saturday July 18, 2026 @02:48PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/asaix/chrdmp

chrdmp is an offline profile decryption tool for the Google Chrome browser. It enables decryption of the Login Data file that contains user passwords and the Cookies file which contains the browser's cookies. This tool is specifically intended for use with systems that use a keyring to encrypt browser secrets (i.e., for all Linux distributions and NOT for Windows, which uses DPAPI).Important...

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Re:Firefox Profile Decryption Explained on Friday July 17, 2026 @02:14AM (#48943862)
Hello. I've looked at the latest versions of Firefox (post the sha384 and global salt hashing changes) and detailed the profile decryption process in the README of a tool I built to automate this.

If you find it interesting, do check it out. Any suggestions or contributions would be appreciated.

Direct link to the decryption process section: https://github.com/asaix/mozdmp#decryption-process-explained

Show HN: Mozdmp – Firefox profile decryption tool and master password cracker

Posted by asaix on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @08:16AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/asaix/mozdmp

Hi everyone, I've built a tool for decryption of Firefox profile data and multi-core cracking of the master password and would appreciate any feedback or contributions you might have to offer.The actual decryption process is explained in detail in the README if anyone is curious and would like to learn more about how it works.Important features:- Supports the latest versions of Firefox, which...

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Re:How to Read More Books on Sunday July 12, 2026 @02:13PM (#48883155)
> Another secret is to not be scared of quitting a book. I definitely start way more than I finish. But I don’t consider an uncompleted book a failure or a bad book. I think that sometimes books have a certain time to be fully appreciated. So if I don’t finish a book today, I might try reading it again in the future.

Well said. On a related note, I think the idea of coming back to books later is essential to reading non-fiction, as I've personally found it much more productive to read until I think I've "got it", and then revisit it a few months later with a new (ideally better informed) perspective.

Re:AI Content Is Everywhere on Social Media, Especially LinkedIn on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:23PM (#48851120)
You're absolutely right. I think a lot of it just comes down to the fact that people who've never put any real effort into something (design, writing, programming, etc.) never really understand the beauty and uniqueness that comes with original human content, and so they don't see their slop the same way someone with experience in that area would.
Re:The Terrorist in the Brain on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:49PM (#48850670)
FYI your link takes people to the JS-disabled page, not the actual article.
Re:Show HN: Sticky notes that disappear from screen sharing on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:45PM (#48850618)
Looks great. I'd love to see this on Linux or Windows sometime in the future!
Re:Show HN: 18 Words on Thursday July 09, 2026 @09:10AM (#48845270)
Pretty cool idea. I think a calendar based UI to go through the archives would be more user friendly than what you have right now.