Do you let the browser remember your passwords?

Syxx_Killer · 03-04-10, 10:09 AM

I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are on letting the browser remember your passwords? I have been using it for a little bit now and while it is convenient I can't get the idea out of the back of my head that if my browser is ever compromised the passwords may be able to be taken. I don't visit shady sites but malware can come from just about anywhere anymore. I've deleted the passwords in Opera and Chrome and told those browsers not to remember passwords anymore. I have IE8 but don't really use it so that is a non-issue. I am using Firefox right now using the ******* Plus addon so it is safer (but not fool proof). I've been writing my passwords in a notebook on my desk for a long time now, so I rarely ever have to use a password retrieval link. What are your thoughts?

JSLTIGER · 03-04-10, 10:21 AM

I've been doing it for years now...the convenience factor is what hooked me. I'm the only one who ever uses my computers, so it's not something that I worry about.

frau kaleun · 03-04-10, 12:32 PM

My main issue with letting the computer remember login information would be, what if someone else gets on my computer and pulls up, say, my online banking website out of my history or favorites and then can login as me because the info is filled in automatically.

But I have password protection via Windows at startup, so there's really not much chance of someone else firing up my computer and having access to anything at all.

I don't actually have the browser remember my login info, though, since I use Norton 360 and it includes that functionality and also allows for additional password protection of any usernames and passwords it stores. If I didn't have that feature however I'd let the browser remember it, but only because I know I'm the only person that's ever likely to be websurfing on the computer in the first place.

AVGWarhawk · 03-04-10, 02:52 PM

Just my good old websites do I use the remember function. Financial institutions or places on the internet were I pay my bills I do not use the remember function.

Wolfehunter · 03-04-10, 03:11 PM

For my forums yes. For serious stuff no.

Arclight · 03-04-10, 06:01 PM

Nope, nothing important anyway. Not even my subsim credentials.

Only things I allow to remember a pass are games; lately games like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age require a log-in, those I just let it remember.

CaptainHaplo · 03-04-10, 06:24 PM

It gets to remember my subsim logon - but thats it. Nothing else.

Reece · 03-04-10, 06:52 PM

Yes, have been doing it for years, COMODO is very good with Defence+ turned on!

Syxx_Killer · 03-04-10, 06:54 PM

For the most part I am the only user of my computer. I guess I am just being paranoid again. Thanks, guys!

kiwi_2005 · 03-05-10, 06:36 PM

I use the master password option. Just have to type it in every time you enter a site. But if your browser gets hack or whateva they can't access your saved password unless they know the master password. And the MP is not saved in your browser.

03-04-10, 10:09 AM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Do you let the browser remember your passwords? I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are on letting the browser remember your passwords? I have been using it for a little bit now and while it is convenient I can't get the idea out of the back of my head that if my browser is ever compromised the passwords may be able to be taken. I don't visit shady sites but malware can come from just about anywhere anymore. I've deleted the passwords in Opera and Chrome and told those browsers not to remember passwords anymore. I have IE8 but don't really use it so that is a non-issue. I am using Firefox right now using the ******* Plus addon so it is safer (but not fool proof). I've been writing my passwords in a notebook on my desk for a long time now, so I rarely ever have to use a password retrieval link. What are your thoughts?

03-04-10, 10:21 AM	#2
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've been doing it for years now...the convenience factor is what hooked me. I'm the only one who ever uses my computers, so it's not something that I worry about. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

03-04-10, 02:52 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Just my good old websites do I use the remember function. Financial institutions or places on the internet were I pay my bills I do not use the remember function. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-04-10, 03:11 PM	#5
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	For my forums yes. For serious stuff no. __________________

03-04-10, 06:01 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Nope, nothing important anyway. Not even my subsim credentials. Only things I allow to remember a pass are games; lately games like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age require a log-in, those I just let it remember. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-04-10, 12:32 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	My main issue with letting the computer remember login information would be, what if someone else gets on my computer and pulls up, say, my online banking website out of my history or favorites and then can login as me because the info is filled in automatically. But I have password protection via Windows at startup, so there's really not much chance of someone else firing up my computer and having access to anything at all. I don't actually have the browser remember my login info, though, since I use Norton 360 and it includes that functionality and also allows for additional password protection of any usernames and passwords it stores. If I didn't have that feature however I'd let the browser remember it, but only because I know I'm the only person that's ever likely to be websurfing on the computer in the first place.

03-04-10, 06:24 PM	#7
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	It gets to remember my subsim logon - but thats it. Nothing else. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

03-04-10, 06:52 PM	#8
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,720 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yes, have been doing it for years, COMODO is very good with Defence+ turned on! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

03-04-10, 06:54 PM	#9
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	For the most part I am the only user of my computer. I guess I am just being paranoid again. Thanks, guys!

03-05-10, 06:36 PM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I use the master password option. Just have to type it in every time you enter a site. But if your browser gets hack or whateva they can't access your saved password unless they know the master password. And the MP is not saved in your browser. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.