Form-Based Password Managers
Surprised? Don’t be. Mentioning password managers may seem out of place, but it is very useful to consider this technology as an indirect form of a site-bound privilege. Before we explain, let’s briefly review why password management is implemented in modern browsers to begin with and how it actually operates.
The answer to the first question is fairly simple: Today, almost every major website requires, or at least strongly encourages, all visitors to open an account. Logging in is typically necessary in order to customize the appearance of the site and is a prerequisite for interacting with other registered users. Unfortunately, these site-specific authentication systems are not synchronized (save for several limited-scale ...
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