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Well to be fair, no other major browser even has a master password feature. I think the master password is good to stop "causal" hacking - by friends, family a
by josefresco 9y ago
Well to be fair, no other major browser even has a master password feature. I think the master password is good to stop "causal" hacking - by friends, family and/or un-tech savvy thieves.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoOnly the world's most popular browser also has it. https://www.ghacks.net/2013/12/04/google-chrome-gets-master-password-protection/ https://www.ghacks.net/2013/12/04/google-chrome-gets-master-...
- josefresco 9y agoSort of... The difference being that I can still "use" the passwords without this prompt (FF does not allow this) and I'm still able to view the entire PW database, which will show me usernames (but not passwords). So, in fairness, Chrome has "sort of" implemented this feature (albeit in a laughable insecure way) and quite obviously have left it to rot (2013?!) on the digital vine.
- mikeash 9y agoSafari does, by way of the OS Keychain.
- josefresco 9y agoMust be a feature of MacOS - I don't see it within Safari for Win
- mikeash 9y agoSafari for Windows was canceled many major versions ago.
- crysin 9y agoPlease stop using Safari on Windows. There has not been a single update to Safari for Windows since 2012.
- josefresco 9y agoHa - I don't "use" Safari, just have it installed on my PC for those random times I try (and fail) to replicate a client's website issue. I should probably uninstall, and use an emulator.
- mikeash 9y agoYeah, in addition to potential security problems, I have to imagine that an old Safari for Windows is not a particularly faithful reproduction of the behavior of modern Safari anymore.