Wiping log-ins & passwords

Dick_Turpin99

Sometimes my computer has a habit of deleting or forgetting all the log ins & passwords for websites I visit, which is to say the least very annoying.
For some reason the auto-complete doesn't work when I log back in either

Anyone know why it does it?

debitcardmayhem

Most Macs do that using IE

free4440273

which browser ? //

Dick_Turpin99

free4440273 wrote: »

which browser ? //

Internet explorer 7.....only does it once in a while.....as if its after a security/software upgrade thats asked you to restart the computer

free4440273

!!!!!!_Turpin99 wrote: »

Internet explorer 7.....only does it once in a while.....as if its after a security/software upgrade thats asked you to restart the computer

you might wanna upgrade to version 8 for security/ personally I'd never use IE and migrate to FF/Opera or even Chrome //

A.Penny.Saved

Not a good idea storing passwords in your browser. It makes them far too vulnerable to being stolen.

People have had many different accounts, such as email and Paypal grab for fraud purposes and money stolen because people stored their passwords in their browser.

I don't use browser password store any more, instead I use a secure password manager such as Keepass.

I don't understand why people use IE, it gets worse and worse with every generation.

mr_fishbulb

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

Not a good idea storing passwords in your browser. It makes them far too vulnerable to being stolen.

Firefox uses a master password which encrypts all your saved passwords. Chrome doesn't so I use Lastpass to store my passwords. Syncs them across multiple machines too.

I used to use xmarks to sync passwords but that uses Chrome's inbuilt password store which isn't that great.

Dick_Turpin99

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

Not a good idea storing passwords in your browser. It makes them far too vulnerable to being stolen.

People have had many different accounts, such as email and Paypal grab for fraud purposes and money stolen because people stored their passwords in their browser.

I don't use browser password store any more, instead I use a secure password manager such as Keepass.

I don't understand why people use IE, it gets worse and worse with every generation.

OK, thanks. I wasn't aware of this....I'm a bit of computer novice

A.Penny.Saved

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

Firefox uses a master password which encrypts all your saved passwords.

Only if you enable that which most people don't.

Chrome doesn't so I use Lastpass to store my passwords. Syncs them across multiple machines too.

I used to use xmarks to sync passwords but that uses Chrome's inbuilt password store which isn't that great.

I'm not very trusting of online services which store sensitive passwords no matter how secure they claim to be. One of the least problems is they could totally disappear one day and your passwords would be gone unless you have a backup. I would never use them.

They only work with browsers as well, they don't work with any other software while a program such as Keepass can work with anything.

I do keep a backup in other places, such as memory cards just in case my PC ever got stolen.

mr_fishbulb

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

Only if you enable that which most people don't.

I agree - Firefox should make this enabled by default and give people the option of turning it off, rather than having to turn it on.

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

I'm not very trusting of online services which store sensitive passwords no matter how secure they claim to be. One of the least problems is they could totally disappear one day and your passwords would be gone unless you have a backup. I would never use them.

They only work with browsers as well, they don't work with any other software while a program such as Keepass can work with anything.

I do keep a backup in other places, such as memory cards just in case my PC ever got stolen.

I use both Keepass and Lastpass. I agree Keepass is more secure as your data is not sitting on some webserver (although in Lastpass's case they say this info is encrypted and can only be accessed when you enter your password- but I would question the model they are using: I am able to log into the lastpass website and view my saved passwords, therefore the decryption is being performed on their servers and my cleartext passwords must sit on their infrastructure at least temporarily).

However it is a trade-off between security and usability (as it always is). With Keepass you need to copy your username and password to the clipboard and then paste it into the browser (or use the autotype function). With lastpass it is all automated.

On a sidenote Keepass is more secure when using autotype rather than copying and pasting passwords. When you copy a password it can be viewed in the clipbaord, whereas when using autotype it is less likely to be intercepted by keyloggers (see here).

googler

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

I don't understand why people use IE

Well, in my case I need to logon to systems for work, and the powers that be wrote them such that they only run on IE. So I'm stuck with it for work.

For personal browsing, I use Chrome at the moment.