Isaac Chikoma
JF-Expert Member
- Oct 25, 2011
- 475
- 101
Simply typing chrome://settings/
passwords into the browsers
address box reveals a
comprehensive list of the users
login details, with any computer user
able to click a show button to reveal
the hidden passwords.
Hii kwa wale tuliozoea kuset let browser save your passwords
This does not mean that the
passwords are stored on the hard
drive in plain text, but that they can
be made visible in plain text to
anyone with access to the users
computer.
Any individual who can enter a users
computer log-in (which could be as
easy as finding the computer when
left unattended) would then be able
to copy somebodys login details for
all of their online accounts.
The flaw was discovered by UK-
based software developer Elliott
Kember, who detailed the process on
his blog. Kembers criticisms draw
attention to the differences between
how Google markets its browser to
developers and how it markets it to a
wider, less tech-aware audience:
passwords into the browsers
address box reveals a
comprehensive list of the users
login details, with any computer user
able to click a show button to reveal
the hidden passwords.
Hii kwa wale tuliozoea kuset let browser save your passwords
This does not mean that the
passwords are stored on the hard
drive in plain text, but that they can
be made visible in plain text to
anyone with access to the users
computer.
Any individual who can enter a users
computer log-in (which could be as
easy as finding the computer when
left unattended) would then be able
to copy somebodys login details for
all of their online accounts.
The flaw was discovered by UK-
based software developer Elliott
Kember, who detailed the process on
his blog. Kembers criticisms draw
attention to the differences between
how Google markets its browser to
developers and how it markets it to a
wider, less tech-aware audience: