A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    191·
    1 month ago

    the same reasons web browsers store them in plain text

    Why one web browser stores them in plain text. Fucking Edge.

    Who knows about the others, but I can pretty much guarantee you that Librewolf, for example, isn’t doing that shit.

    • VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      If you can autofill passwords without authenticating in some way, they are probably either stored in plaintext, or encrypted with a key that is stored in plaintext. Cause, like, how is it supposed to magically encrypt it.

    • Reuben@lemmy.nzEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      I believe Firefox (and forks) only encrypt if you have set a master password.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Firefox and chromium browsers also store them in plain text. I know because I literally copied them from a file when setting up my password manager.