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On Mac, you could store the master key in the Keychain. I've been off of Windows for almost a decade so I'm not sure if they have a similar feature. > Keychain
by MikeKusold 5y ago
On Mac, you could store the master key in the Keychain. I've been off of Windows for almost a decade so I'm not sure if they have a similar feature.
> Keychain items can be shared only between apps from the same developer.
https://support.apple.com/guide/security/keychain-data-protection-secb0694df1a/web https://support.apple.com/guide/security/keychain-data-prote...
- ok123456 5y agoPalemoon on linux uses the gnome keyring. You have to auth against that to get access to your saved passwords.
- balls187 5y agoWindows doesn't have a system level key store. Instead the Windows API's have a symmetric encryption API (DPAPI) that allows developers to supply plain text, and receive cipher text. It would then be up to developers to persist the cipher text. DPAPI master key is protected by the OS, behind User Credentials.