Firefox Password Manager To Be Secured With Windows 10 Credentials

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Mozilla is making changes to the Firefox Lockwise password manager so that users will need to enter their Windows 10 credentials before being allowed to edit or view saved logins.
 
One of the biggest problems with browser password managers is that they offer no protection from a person who gains local access to a PC.
 
Once a person has access to a PC and thus their browser, they can easily access the saved login credentials without being prompted to enter a password or other credentials.
 
To resolve this, in the latest Mozilla Firefox Nightly build 76.0a1, when a Windows user attempts to view, copy, or edit saved login credentials in the Lockwise password manager, they will first be prompted to enter their Windows 10 login credentials.
 

Lockwise prompt for Windows 10 credentials

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