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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. Why focus on Chrome? by myxiplx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To be honest, when the best browser is only scoring 7/21 they *all* need some work. Focusing on Chrome just means you're ignoring the bigger picture.

    1. Re:Why focus on Chrome? by tomknight · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You're assuming that the metric used by this company/person actually means something...

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  2. Is this really worth noting? by tomknight · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Chapin Information Services."

    Who??

    Seriously, this looks like a typical "storm in a teacup to get people to take me seriously as a security researcher" notification.

    Who here really lets any password manager save any password they care about? I have Opera save details for systems that don't matter, everything else I just remember.

    Check out the website for more information about this astounding company.

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