Timeline for Regarding Windows password and Chrome's 'Remember password' Feature
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| Nov 11, 2014 at 5:22 | comment | added | Xander | They're stored using the Windows Data Protection API. | |
| Nov 11, 2014 at 5:08 | comment | added | Curious | If passwords are available in decrypted form to chrome, then where are they stored? Can I access them bypassing the chromes "settings" menu option? | |
| Nov 10, 2014 at 16:32 | comment | added | Xander | @Curious Exactly. | |
| Nov 10, 2014 at 16:29 | comment | added | Curious | ok, so basically the chrome doesn't ask me the password for decrypting, once the user logins, the passwords are available in decryption form. Chrome just asks the password for security measure. | |
| Nov 10, 2014 at 16:24 | comment | added | Xander | @Curious No, it doesn't. It only means that once you're logged into Windows, they're available to Chrome in decrypted form. | |
| Nov 10, 2014 at 16:20 | comment | added | Curious | "So, at this point, it doesn't actually need the password to decrypt the data, it's just a security measure to help protect your passwords from casual prying eyes." this implies that chrome stores password in the clear text | |
| Nov 10, 2014 at 14:24 | history | answered | Xander | CC BY-SA 3.0 |