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Is Firefox browser's password manager safe? If not, Are there any other free safe alternatives? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's encrypted over Firefox Sync though, regardless of if you set a master password.

The master password is only needed if you don't have complete physical security (or your machine is hacked)

Curious if OP was more interested in how secure the Sync feature is vs the manager itself. Sync requires trusting that Mozilla aren't the bad guys.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Only if you have sync for passwords enabled though.