Portable browser will have passwords stored?

[enginestar]

enginestar last edited by

Just wondering...
Let's say I store passwords on my USB portable Opera.
If someone got hold of the USB stick, then they would have access to websites that have passwords stored?

Isn't that a massive security hole?

Surely opera should have something to counter? Like needing to enter passwords again if used on a new machine?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @enginestar last edited by

@enginestar Saved passwords are encrypted with your/the OS login credentials, so probably they can't be used in a different computer.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @enginestar last edited by

@enginestar said in Portable browser will have passwords stored?:

Surely opera should have something to counter? Like needing to enter passwords again if used on a new machine?

That's what should happen. Did you test and that didn't happen?

[enginestar]

enginestar last edited by

Haven't tested

I just assumed you can unplug from one machine and use on another?
So, passwords aren't copied across and are stored on the local PC?
That's good to know!

But... are cookies and everything else still there?
So, I can move to different machines if I did want to? (The only difference being I would need to type the username and passwords in again.)

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @enginestar last edited by

@enginestar said

So, passwords aren't copied across and are stored on the local PC?

They are probably copied on the USB device but since they are encrypted using the OS credentials, I wonder if they will work in a different computer. maybe you will need to provide a login information.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @enginestar last edited by

@enginestar Cookies would be saved in the same place as the passwords.

[enginestar]

enginestar last edited by

I'll try and see what the results are.
Just thought it would all be documented.