Apparently, Chrome does encrypt passwords, using the Windows cryptography APIs: http://raidersec.blogspot.in/2013/06/how-browsers-store-your-passwords-and.html

Apparently, Chrome does encrypt passwords, using the Windows cryptography APIs: http://raidersec.blogspot.in/2013/06/how-browsers-store-your-passwords-and.html http://raidersec.blogspot.in/2013/06/how-browsers-store-your... It's not secure against any attacks running under the user, though.