Squa64res to PrivacyEnglish · 1 year agoIs Firefox browser's password manager safe? If not, Are there any other free safe alternatives?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs Firefox browser's password manager safe? If not, Are there any other free safe alternatives?Squa64res to PrivacyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square71fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareadhdplantdev@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up65arrow-down1·1 year agoThe Firefox password manager can be secured with a master password that encrypts everything in your browser password store. Believe it’s pretty secure if you set this password otherwise it’s almost akin to having passwords stored in plain text. +1 for bitwarden
minus-squarePeachMan@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoIt only uses Sync if you set up a Mozilla account. If you prefer not to do that, you can still set a Primary Password and the passwords will remain local on your machine, encrypted: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-securely-saves-passwords
minus-squareDa_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOnly if you have sync for passwords enabled though.
The Firefox password manager can be secured with a master password that encrypts everything in your browser password store. Believe it’s pretty secure if you set this password otherwise it’s almost akin to having passwords stored in plain text.
+1 for bitwarden
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It only uses Sync if you set up a Mozilla account. If you prefer not to do that, you can still set a Primary Password and the passwords will remain local on your machine, encrypted: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-securely-saves-passwords
Only if you have sync for passwords enabled though.