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(Pocket-lint) – Google Chrome has an excellent built-in password manager that makes it easy to access your passwords and keep them safe.
Chrome is not only a great web browser, it’s also a great alternative to password managers and a powerful tool for syncing your login data across multiple devices. If you’re wondering how to use it and what the benefits are, we’re here to help.
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Does Google Chrome have a password manager?
If you regularly use Google Chrome and have a Gmail account, chances are you’ve signed into Chrome as well.
Having a Google account and signing in to it through Chrome has several benefits, including syncing your data across your desktop, laptop, smartphone, and more.
This is all kinds of useful data that can optimize your navigation, such as the automatic filling of your personal data (email address, home address and telephone number, for example) when you make an online purchase. Chrome also saves your bookmarks, browsing history, apps, extensions, and passwords.
If you sign in to Chrome on your phone using the same account you use on your computer or laptop, all that data will be available when you need it.
Besides, Google Chrome has a handy password manager that not only stores and syncs your passwords across different devices, but also easily generates secure passwords.
Where are Google Chrome passwords stored?
When you create a new account for a website, app, or service, you’ll usually find that Chrome gives you the option to generate a new password and allows you to save the password you enter in the corresponding field. . This option stores your password in Google Chrome’s password manager.
To access passwords stored in Google Chrome, follow these steps:
Click on the three-dot menu on the right side of Chrome.
Find the Settings option in the menu and click on it.
In the settings menu on the left, click on “Autofill”.
Then click on “Password Manager”.
From there, you can then click to view, copy, or change any site’s password.
At the top, you can click to search and easily find the specific site you are looking for. Click the eye icon to bring it up and you’ll need to enter your system password before it shows up (the same password you use to log into Windows for example). Click on the three dots icon next to each password and you can choose to copy, change or delete the password. Removing the password will only remove it from the password manager, and nothing else.
You can also learn more about Password Manager here.
Is Google Chrome’s Password Manager Safe?
Google Chrome’s password manager is a great password management tool for a variety of reasons. Its ability to help you create secure passwords for every site you visit and store them automatically makes it very attractive.
It also has useful tools for checking the security of your passwords and dealing with any that might be compromised and need sorting out.
However, it is still an online tool linked to your personal Google account. Therefore, passwords stored in Google Chrome are only as secure as those you use to log into Chrome.
It is therefore technically quite safe to use, as long as you have a secure password and do not use it elsewhere. We also recommend enabling Google’s two-factor authentication settings if you haven’t already.
Two-factor authentication is a good way to add an extra layer of protection to your account, which is especially important when that account also holds the keys to all of your other online accounts.
How to check if passwords are compromised
Another reason Google Chrome’s password manager is a handy tool is the password warnings you can get with it. Use it to store your passwords and you will be alerted if and when your passwords are compromised and need to be changed.
We have already written about how you can monitor your passwords online. There are tools like haveibeenpwned that monitor your email address and compare it to security vulnerabilities across the web. You will then receive an e-mail warning you that your data has been exposed, which will allow you to quickly change the password(s) concerned.
Chrome has security checks built into its password manager that warns you of the same. You will be notified in the event of a violation and you will even know on which sites you must change your password.
This tool also demonstrates the importance of using a different (secure) password for each site you use, because if you don’t, just one compromised site could put you at incalculable risk.
You can check your passwords by visiting Chrome’s tool here or access them through your browser by following these steps:
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Click on the three-dot menu on the right side of Chrome.
Look for “Privacy and Security” in the left menu.
Click on it, then click Password Manager in the middle options.
Click to verify your passwords and start verification.
On mobile
Open Chrome on your phone
Click on the three-dot menu icon
Click the settings icon
Scroll down and click Passwords
Click Verify Passwords
Wait for password verification to complete
Once Chrome finds a compromised password, you’ll see a button appear next to each of the problematic sites and the option to change your password. Click on this button and you will be redirected to the relevant site. Change your password and secure yourself. Rinse and repeat until all passwords are secure.
It’s worth noting that Google Chrome will also alert you if you have insecure and weak passwords, even if they haven’t been compromised yet.
How to Insert Password in Google Chrome
If you’re signed in to Google Chrome, when you sign up to a site, it should automatically offer to save your password. If you want to change a password on a site, Chrome should also offer to update your password through a notification that appears in the navigation bar. Click to accept it and the password will be saved in Google’s password manager.
If that didn’t work for some reason, or if you want to add your own passwords to Google Chrome, it’s possible.
Click on the three-dot menu on the right side of Chrome.
Find the Settings option in the menu and click on it.
In the settings menu on the left, click on “Autofill”.
Then click on “Password Manager”.
Click “Add” just above the other saved passwords.
Fill in the site details, your username and password, then click save.
Be sure to only use passwords that are secure, long, and have a good mix of characters, numbers, letters, and upper and lower case. Chrome’s password tool will suggest secure passwords when filling out forms, use it as soon as possible.
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How to export your Google Chrome password
If you need it, it is possible to export your passwords out of Google Chrome. If you choose to switch to another browser (eg Firefox), then you can choose to import data from Chrome with just a few clicks. Firefox and Edge usually offer this option when you use them. You can also go to the settings and click on the import option.
If you need to export your passwords from Chrome, you can do that and get your passwords in CSV format.
Click on the three-dot menu on the right side of Chrome.
Find the Settings option in the menu and click on it.
In the settings menu on the left, click on “Autofill”.
Then click on “Password Manager”.
Next to the “add” password option, click on the three-dot menu.
Click export and you’ll see a warning that other people who can see the file can see your passwords.
Google Chrome passwords not autofilling?
If you’re trying to sign in to a site and you find that the password doesn’t autofill even though it’s saved in Google Chrome’s password manager, autofill may be disabled. .
Go to the password manager settings and click on the autofill option if it is not already enabled.
If that doesn’t work, the site may be causing the problem. Sometimes sites aren’t properly coded to tell Chrome that the field is a password field and as a result Chrome doesn’t recognize it.
