Squa64res@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoIs Firefox browser's password manager safe? If not, Are there any other free safe alternatives?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareIs Firefox browser's password manager safe? If not, Are there any other free safe alternatives?Squa64res@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareadhdplantdev@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down1·1 year agoThe Firefox password manager can be secured with a master password that encrypts everything in your browser password store. Believe it’s pretty secure if you set this password otherwise it’s almost akin to having passwords stored in plain text. +1 for bitwarden
minus-squareartaxthehappyhorse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoIt’s encrypted over Firefox Sync though, regardless of if you set a master password. The master password is only needed if you don’t have complete physical security (or your machine is hacked) Curious if OP was more interested in how secure the Sync feature is vs the manager itself. Sync requires trusting that Mozilla aren’t the bad guys.
minus-squarePeachMan@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoIt only uses Sync if you set up a Mozilla account. If you prefer not to do that, you can still set a Primary Password and the passwords will remain local on your machine, encrypted: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-securely-saves-passwords
minus-squareDa_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOnly if you have sync for passwords enabled though.
The Firefox password manager can be secured with a master password that encrypts everything in your browser password store. Believe it’s pretty secure if you set this password otherwise it’s almost akin to having passwords stored in plain text.
+1 for bitwarden
It’s encrypted over Firefox Sync though, regardless of if you set a master password.
The master password is only needed if you don’t have complete physical security (or your machine is hacked)
Curious if OP was more interested in how secure the Sync feature is vs the manager itself. Sync requires trusting that Mozilla aren’t the bad guys.
It only uses Sync if you set up a Mozilla account. If you prefer not to do that, you can still set a Primary Password and the passwords will remain local on your machine, encrypted: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-securely-saves-passwords
Only if you have sync for passwords enabled though.