Comments on: Google Chrome Master Password Still Non-Existent? http://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tyronehttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-158190 Tyrone Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:13:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-158190 it's not a question of security but privacy: when my current girlfriend asks me to hand the netbook over to her for a short look into cooking reciepts or what she needs to do in this moment i don't want her to have a easy look into my favored sites using my account. and to log me out and her on is not a solution to this issue, but close chrome and start again is!just my $0.02 it’s not a question of security but privacy: when my current girlfriend asks me to hand the netbook over to her for a short look into cooking reciepts or what she needs to do in this moment i don’t want her to have a easy look into my favored sites using my account. and to log me out and her on is not a solution to this issue, but close chrome and start again is!

just my $0.02

]]> By: Bertiehttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-157615 Bertie Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:17:31 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-157615 Two and an half years later, an still no master password in Chrome. Unbelievable... Two and an half years later, an still no master password in Chrome.
Unbelievable…

]]> By: Gerryhttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-157301 Gerry Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:45:59 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-157301 Under your reasoning if I let somebody into my house it would be an "illusion of security" to keep the safe in my house locked. As that person has "physical access" to my house where the safe is. Under your reasoning if I let somebody into my house it would be an “illusion of security” to keep the safe in my house locked. As that person has “physical access” to my house where the safe is.

]]> By: Kylehttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-155872 Kyle Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:37:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-155872 First, that's a terrible excuse. I don't put a master password on my stuff to keep malicious hackers who have physical access to my computer away from my passwords, I use it so that I can store my passwords while still being able to leave my computer open for friends and others to use without letting them straight into all of my accounts.Second, I'm pretty sure if your master password is a good one, it'd be pretty difficult if done correctly. Keeppass is about the safest way to store your passwords and it uses a single master password. As long as your master password is sound, your passwords are safe.I love Chrome, but the excuse that having master password as well as encryption is less secure than having encryption and no master password is ridiculous. First, that’s a terrible excuse. I don’t put a master password on my stuff to keep malicious hackers who have physical access to my computer away from my passwords, I use it so that I can store my passwords while still being able to leave my computer open for friends and others to use without letting them straight into all of my accounts.

Second, I’m pretty sure if your master password is a good one, it’d be pretty difficult if done correctly. Keeppass is about the safest way to store your passwords and it uses a single master password. As long as your master password is sound, your passwords are safe.

I love Chrome, but the excuse that having master password as well as encryption is less secure than having encryption and no master password is ridiculous.

]]> By: imiehttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-153125 imie Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:06:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-153125 with Firefox u can use master password, can't u see the button? just create one and it safe your life. with Firefox u can use master password, can’t u see the button?
just create one and it safe your life.

]]> By: ianhttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-151744 ian Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:36:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-151744 Master password actually has been working for me with Firefox.. The way i set it up is under tools > options > privacy tab > firefox will: select USE CUSTOME settings and check the box where it says automatically start firefox with private browsing session...do this setting after you have saved all the passwords you want to whatever website you go to. that way, it'll remember the cookies/passwords that you have saved..and THEN when you make it start as private session everytime, it'll still remember the password, THEN it'll ask for the master password.now you can take out the quotation marks on the word "SAFE" coz this way..firefox is indeed safe... just make sure you exit out of the browser once your done.. Master password actually has been working for me with Firefox.. The way i set it up is under tools > options > privacy tab > firefox will: select USE CUSTOME settings and check the box where it says automatically start firefox with private browsing session…

do this setting after you have saved all the passwords you want to whatever website you go to. that way, it’ll remember the cookies/passwords that you have saved..and THEN when you make it start as private session everytime, it’ll still remember the password, THEN it’ll ask for the master password.

now you can take out the quotation marks on the word “SAFE” coz this way..firefox is indeed safe… just make sure you exit out of the browser once your done..

]]> By: Marshallhttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-151562 Marshall Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:27:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-151562 Hi, Firefox is preety safe my friend. You can set master password under Options and NO ONE CAN SEE UR PASSWORD Hi,
Firefox is preety safe my friend. You can set master password under Options and NO ONE CAN SEE UR PASSWORD

]]> By: Gerryhttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-150915 Gerry Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:09:06 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-150915 > One can argue about the strength of Firefox password encryptionOne can, but one probably would only just be assuming: http://luxsci.com/blog/master-password-encryption-in-firefox-and-thunderbird.html > One can argue about the strength of Firefox password encryption

One can, but one probably would only just be assuming:
[luxsci.com]

]]> By: HereWeGoAgainhttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-148640 HereWeGoAgain Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:29:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-148640 Diego Sierra wrote "Have you noticed that the same thing happens with Firefox? I mean, just go to the Menu > Tools > Options > Security > Saved Passwords, and there is a “Show Passwords” button, I mean, it is as “safe” as Chrome."The above is only true if a master password has NOT been set. After you HAVE set a master password, you can only view your saved password by again typing in the master password each and every time you request to view the stored passwords.One can argue about the strength of Firefox password encryption, but it does keep one's passwords hidden from the casual user (like a kid buying stuff on Amazon.com with a parent's stored account password and account info!!!).I REALLY want to use Google Chrome, but I simply can't until they plug this feature hole. I call this a "feature hole" because, while Google is free to argue about how people don't need a master password, the fact is that people (myself included) want one. So rather than lecture Chrome users about why what they want is an "illusion of security", Google should focus on how to deliver a master password feature that IS secure. Diego Sierra wrote “Have you noticed that the same thing happens with Firefox? I mean, just go to the Menu > Tools > Options > Security > Saved Passwords, and there is a “Show Passwords” button, I mean, it is as “safe” as Chrome.”

The above is only true if a master password has NOT been set.
After you HAVE set a master password, you can only view your
saved password by again typing in the master password each
and every time you request to view the stored passwords.

One can argue about the strength of Firefox password encryption,
but it does keep one’s passwords hidden from the casual user (like
a kid buying stuff on Amazon.com with a parent’s stored account password and account info!!!).

I REALLY want to use Google Chrome, but I simply can’t until they plug this feature hole. I call this a “feature hole” because, while Google is free to argue about how people don’t need a master password, the fact is that people (myself included) want one. So rather than lecture Chrome users about why what they want is an “illusion of security”, Google should focus on how to deliver a master password feature that IS secure.

]]> By: Cad Bloghttp://cybernetnews.com/google-chrome-master-password/#comment-148160 Cad Blog Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:11:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16287#comment-148160 I was thinking that the master password feature does look like an illusion of security but at least anyone who attempts to look for your password will have a hard time. Unlike if there was no password, it's like a sitting duck. I was thinking that the master password feature does look like an illusion of security but at least anyone who attempts to look for your password will have a hard time. Unlike if there was no password, it’s like a sitting duck.

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