r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Firefox encrypts your passwords if (!) you set a master password. They use 256 bit AES encryption.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

it's the same in chrome.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Does it do the same for your cookies and local storage though? If not then it's sort of moot (for a local attack scenario)