The autofill prompt in browsers like librewolf. Or should you save passwords with a manager? I like the aspect of autofilling passwords and certain data.

  • NannerBanner@literature.cafeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Where’s that comic about the incredible danger of someone having your password to root versus just access to the computer?

    Ah, of course it’s xkcd. https://xkcd.com/1200/

    Passwords (saved in firefox or a firefox derivative) are stored locally, and are encrypted. Passwords in a password manager are stored locally and encrypted, or are stored in the manager’s computer and are encrypted. If someone were to breach your computer’s security, there are probably larger vulnerabilities than the encrypted passwords that are stored locally, as noted in the comic.

    That may not be the entire story when it comes to security, but I think it’s a good start.