Safari and Chrome: Tied For the Worst Password Manager 218
Startled Hippo writes "Safari and Chrome are tied for the worst password manager built into a major Web browser, according to a new study on the issue produced by Chapin Information Services. One problem is that some password managers can be tricked into submitting different password credentials to different parts of the same Web site. The bug has been fixed in Firefox, but Chrome and Safari are still vulnerable to this kind of attack."
Never use password managers (Score:5, Interesting)
Even if they aren't in clear text the downside to using a password manager is everyone's passwords will be in the same place and in the same format. It's easy pickings.
Re:I Use A Mac... (Score:5, Interesting)
Isn't it time Firefox supported the Mac Keychain [mozilla.org]? :-/
Re:Never use password managers (Score:4, Interesting)
In a desk drawer but fastened to the underside of the desk surface. Very clever.
Re:I Use A Mac... (Score:2, Interesting)
Wordpress dashboard shows this flaw (Score:3, Interesting)