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Firefox-Passwords-Decryptor: Extracts and decrypts passwords saved in Firefox

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95 points thunderbong | 3 comments | 22 Oct 24 04:23 UTC | HN request time: 1.306s | source
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reddalo ◴[22 Oct 24 07:20 UTC] No.41911976[source]▶
Is it even safe to use browser-integrated password managers? I think they're so much easier to use than external solutions such as KeepassXC, but if it's so easy to decrypt their databases...
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1. mrweasel ◴[22 Oct 24 07:29 UTC] No.41912021[source]▶
I never found a way to lock the password manager in Firefox with its own password. They probably aren't bad, but they are also way behind on features and general usability, as compared to standalone password managers.

If you have passwords that are used outside the browser, putting them into the browsers password manager, getting them out feels a little cumbersome.

Related to the tool: Why not just click the export button in Firefox?

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2. chungy ◴[22 Oct 24 07:54 UTC] No.41912162[source]▶
Check "Use a Primary Password" in preferences.
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3. blibble ◴[22 Oct 24 11:27 UTC] No.41913224[source]▶
reasonably certain this doesn't encrypt your cookies

which are in some cases better than your passwords (already passed 2FA, etc)