Web Browser Pass View

[Rekusu]

Happy New Year one and all,

Obviously, I have too many wacky passwords and cannot remember then all. Came across Web Browser Pass View and installed. Seems to do a good job of finding everything but.....

This is what is revealed:

Passwords.jpg

Unable to find how to actually view the names / passwords or run it so that the data is not in hieroglyphs Grateful for any suggestions.

Toodle pip

[Steve R Jones]

(my guess)

A Gentle Heads-Up

"While Mail PassView can be a lifesaver, it’s not omnipotent. If certain email clients or services have implemented encryption with a master password, Mail PassView might not retrieve those credentials. For example, if user passwords are encrypted in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape with a master key, they won't be visible. It’s a small trade-off for the level of security these services provide."
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/det..._passview.html

[Steve R Jones]

How to View Saved Passwords in Firefox?
https://www.passbits.com/blogs/how-t...n-firefox.html

[jdc2000]

It might also be time to set up and use a password manager like KeePass. Then you will only need to remember one password.

[Rekusu]

You are probably correct. I used to use RoboForm but then they 'upgraded(!)' and it would no longer work on my old OS. One of the things I like about RF was that I could save all the passwords as a file. That felt like I have control of the passwords.

To my limited understanding, KeePass has my passwords saved in the cloud and although the master password opens that file, I don't like that A.N.Other has complete control. Call me a Luddite, but.....

I still have my RF password file as a pdf, but it is not quite a few years old and I have inevitably added a lot of new passwords.

[jdc2000]

KeePass does NOT save to the "cloud". That is why I recommend it. You can upload the encrypted file to a file share site, but I would NOT recommend that. KeePass normally saves the file locally on a device that you own and control.

[Rekusu]

I did not know that, thank you. I will re-access my thoughts. Two questions; I have always been unsure what 'local device' means. Is that my own HDD? Secondly, it keeps an encrypted file but can that data be read by me in plain English?

There are some web sites where I have to enter the pw manually so have to consult my saved RoboForm pdf to find exactly what it is. Can I have the KeePass file in readable English?

I seem to recall quite some time ago, trying KeePass and gave up because I could not import the old RoboForm passwords. I think RoboForm 'upgraded' their algorithm so that the version can be imported but my old version cannot.

[jdc2000]

A Local Device would be any storage device that you own and have in your possession. This could be a hard drive, SSD, flash drive, etc.

The passwords and other data are stored in an encrypted file that is read using the KeePass program. If it was stored as plain text, that would defeat the whole purpose. However, for programs or web sites where manual entry of a password is needed, you can always view the password or other data in plain text using the KeePass program. The data in the encrypted file can only be viewed by the KeePass program when the correct master password is supplied.

What version of RoboForm do you have? There is probably a way to Export the data to a file that can then be imported into KeePass.