Store passwords in web browser? It is very comfortable but it is not always the most appropriate

Currently it is very common for us to be subscribed to a large number of services via the web, utilities, applications or shortcuts that require us to log in to access functions of a personal nature If we use system applications, this article is irrelevant, but what about applications via the web?

We access social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter...), service pages, entrances to websites of official organizations and a long, almost endless etcetera.To access we can do it in some cases using either a digital certificate or the DNIe (Electronic DNI), although in most cases a username and password are enough. It is not the safest method but it is the most widespread

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In this sense we have to imagine if every time we go to access a website or a social network we had to enter our key and password. A whole nuisance and a nuisance that can be put to an end by using the remember password function of the web browser that we use Edge, Safari, Firfox or Chrome, the most Used offer it. But at this point, is it the most convenient?"

Comfort above all else

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First of all of this system we must talk about the comfort it offers to the user Having access to the different web applications on the browser means that, just as it happens when storing favorites, these are always available on any device where we use the same browser."

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We just have to keep in mind that we must be logged in with our corresponding user on both devices and thus the passwords will be synchronized. We don&39;t have to keep typing or remembering different passwords."

This also allows us to make backup copies of them, find and search for a key that we have saved in the browser in case we have forgotten it or even export or import them from one browser to another. How we see the options they offer are more than interesting And yet despite all these possibilities there are many who doubt their safety.

Security in question

We save time and comfort but in this way the access codes can remain, depending on the browser and the security options used, within the reach of anyone It is also a parameter that under no circumstances should we use on a shared computer.

And the fact is that anyone with minimal knowledge can access the passwords stored on the device and thus be able to access all services. And not only access, but change our own access passwords.

In this sense some browsers have an option to access the stored passwords only if we type our username to access the computer or clue. This provides a small plus of protection but does not make our data safe.

And the fact is that there are not very complicated programs that allow us to extract the passwords stored in our browsers_Software_ nothing complex and easy to access as is the case of IEPV, with which you can access the passwords saved in Internet Explorer.

What alternatives are there?

Does this mean that we will always have to remember all the passwords and type non-stop to access the different services to which we are subscribed?

The answer is no and to avoid this nuisance an alternative (apart from two-step verification) is the use of specific _software_ that allows you to store all passwords that we use, whether they are logins, personal data, etc. Thus we find well-known examples such as 1Password or LastPass

It is also about multiplatform applications.With this, in addition we found the same solution that browsers offered, since we can have them synchronized between the different devices with the passwords always accessible anywhere as we have storage in the cloud and managing access at will.

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Some of them, such as 1Password, even offer add-ons in the form of browser extensions (it has support for Chrome) to be able to manage the passwords in the vault. It is about looking for the same result that the web browser offers but with greater security."

In your case, _do you find problems when storing your passwords in the browser or do you prefer this alternative to using a third-party application?_