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Safari and Chrome: Tied For the Worst Password Manager

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the remember-this dept.

Startled Hippo writes "Safari and Chrome are tied for the worst password manager built into a major Web browser, according to a new study on the issue produced by Chapin Information Services. One problem is that some password managers can be tricked into submitting different password credentials to different parts of the same Web site. The bug has been fixed in Firefox, but Chrome and Safari are still vulnerable to this kind of attack."

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  1. users can be tricked too... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.bash.org/?244321

  2. Aha! by fbish · · Score: 5, Funny

    Luckikly, all my passwords are exactly the same, so I'm fine.

    1. Re:Aha! by fbish · · Score: 5, Funny

      Luckily, I also cannot spell.

  3. I Use A Mac... by Telephone+Sanitizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...So I'm safe, right? ;-)

  4. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  5. I should get out more often... by jonaskoelker · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.bash.org/?244321

    I don't need to go there. I know the answer is "hunter2" (if you're the guy, I just copy-pasted the ***s from bash.org, that's why it shows up as hunter2 on your screen).

    Is that a sign I should get out more often? ;)

  6. Re:Never use password managers by poopdeville · · Score: 5, Funny

    I often leave notes for desk-Nazi's like you: "e@t_a_d1ck" or "Stop looking under my keyboard, asshole"

    --
    After all, I am strangely colored.