Comment #109 on issue 1397 by haridara: Master password is missing http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1397
My interest in the master password comes from the fact that firefox doesn't encrypt the passwords on disk unless a master password is set (which means, without a master password, someone who has access to the physical drive can easily extract them, so locking the windows session will not help). If chrome is already encrypting the passwords on the disk using the native OS crypto routines, then the additional security added by master password is some "privacy". At work, I never walk away from my PC without locking it first, but at home, I share the PC with multiple family members, so it is not always possible to lock or even enforce a separate login per family member. Master password definitely helps, but it doesn't seem as important as it is on firefox. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
