Comment #52 on issue 812 by j...@holstschumacher.dk: Profile/login support http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=812
If i have access to your computer all the password protected files in the world wont save you. The first time you use a password in your browser (and thus type the master password) i have access to all your password. Any virus / spyware / mallware can do this A master password in a browser is giving stupid users a stupid and false sense of securety. Nothing else. Password porotecting and encrypting files can be very useful for preventing data theft if someone physically steals your computer or usb key. A password protected file still provides some securety on a compromised system, as long as you dont use it (type the password). But password protecting browser passwords is utterly useless. You would end up typing that password several times every day and if your system was ever got compromised the password would provide no protection at all. -- 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
