A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    121·
    15 hours 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
      8·
      14 hours 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.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 hours 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.

    • railwhale@lemmy.nzEnglish
      4·
      14 hours ago

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