Re: How [not] to Secure Your Browser's Saved Passwords

[Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>]

Ali, Saqib wrote:
> Gina Trapani of Lifehacker wrote a small piece on how to save
> passwords for websites in firefox and secure it using a master
> password:
> http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/trapani/2009/09/how-to-secure-your-browsers-sa.html
<snip>
> Your thoughts? Do you think saving passwords in a browser is safe and secure?

Only if you want to end up in the next episode of zf0.

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Rob

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