![]() ![]() Keeping passwords in sync and secure across different devices isn't easy, especially if they don't all run the same kind of browser. This worked as advertised in OS X, but in Windows 8.1 Chrome said the option was "not available on your platform." ![]() Instead, type "chrome://flags" in the address bar and search for "Password Manager Reauthentication" click the "Enable" button and restart the browser.įrom then on, you'll have to enter the system password to see saved passwords-just as you would in Safari or in OS X's Keychain Access app. The most public notice seems to have been Google+ posts by a Google employee, and the option itself isn't even in the normal settings interface. After initially defending Chrome's system on the grounds that, hey, anybody with access to your computer could run a specialized app to grab your passwords, Google has quietly added an extra, experimental lock.Īs upgrades go, this one is exceptionally well buried. ![]() Google took a lot of deserved heat when developer Elliott Kember called out this "insane password security strategy" in a blog post last August. That second stop is a good idea anyway on a laptop. ![]() To thwart that, you'll either need to stop it from saving passwords and clear those already saved (in its settings page, click "Show advanced settings…") or set your computer's screen to require a password to unlock after a few minutes of inactivity. ![]()
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