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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago

Microsoft Edge: Passwords end up in memory as plaintext

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Microsoft Edge: Passwords end up in memory as plaintext

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago
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The Edge password manager appears secure: encrypted storage, secured by Windows Hello. But plaintext is stored in memory.
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    And any program running on that computer could read from that memory, right?

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      5 hours ago

      it sure can

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