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

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95 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 04:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | 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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eesmith ◴[22 Oct 24 07:29 UTC] No.41912023[source]▶
What is your risk model? An attacker who can install cameras in your house to see your PIN/password? An attacker with a blunt object and the clear intent to harm you if you don't unlock your phone? Your spouse who you trust enough to loan your device to look at a cat pic?
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otabdeveloper4 ◴[22 Oct 24 07:45 UTC] No.41912107[source]▶
> risk model

Hah. Don't bother us with your mumbo-jumbo, we're doing computer security here.

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1. eesmith ◴[22 Oct 24 07:56 UTC] No.41912171[source]▶
I will take Kamchatka from Alaska, using my model cannon, my model horsemen and my three model soldiers.