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    Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile

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    • xandorkX
      xandork @BartArdel
      last edited by

      @BartArdel said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

      @eusrodjr said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

      Tag me as another who would like to see all data, passwords, etc. AND bookmarks disappear when I log out of Vivaldi. I don't want to use Chrome anymore but it's the only browser that hides everything until you log in.

      Still no solution to set master password in VIVALDI ???? its enoying. I am using this browser at work and at home and wanna lock it

      Still no ๐Ÿ˜ž

      But Chrome isn't the only browser that does this. I distinctly remember Firefox having this feature too, if that helps you.

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      • idlewildI
        idlewild @BartArdel
        last edited by

        @BartArdel said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

        @eusrodjr said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

        Tag me as another who would like to see all data, passwords, etc. AND bookmarks disappear when I log out of Vivaldi. I don't want to use Chrome anymore but it's the only browser that hides everything until you log in.

        Still no solution to set master password in VIVALDI ???? its enoying. I am using this browser at work and at home and wanna lock it

        Hi all! I just switched from Edge+Thunderbird to Vivaldi and am loving it so far. BUT! I need a master password to protect my profile!

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        • PesalaP
          Pesala Ambassador @idlewild
          last edited by

          @idlewild This is a very old feature request with close to 200 upvotes, making it the fifth most popular feature request. However, there is no ETA, so I recommend finding another method of protecting your privacy on a shared computer.

          I have my own way of protecting my data: I install Vivaldi on a VeraCrypt drive, so that it should be safe even if someone steals my PC and can bypass the user account password.

          Not only your browsing data, but many other documents on your PC may need to be hidden from your children, or from co-workers.

          Blog โ€ข Vivaldi Review โ€ข Server Status โ€ข AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8 Gb โ€ข Win 10 64-bit build 19045.2486 โ€ข Snapshot 6.3.3134.3 (64-bit)

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          • lockrolL
            lockrol
            last edited by

            why ?
            ...is this still not implemented ?? ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ค

            A huge security flaw... Especially browser contain all the passwords ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

            my cover photo says alot. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜œ

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            • pauloaguiaP
              pauloaguia Translator @lockrol
              last edited by pauloaguia

              @lockrol said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

              why ?
              ...is this still not implemented ??

              I just noticed this post is tagged as WILL NOT DO.
              So I guess it never will be...

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              • DoctorGD
                DoctorG Ambassador @pauloaguia
                last edited by DoctorG

                @pauloaguia said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

                tagged as WILL NOT DO.
                So I guess I never will be...

                Yes, the feature request i found in bug tracker was closed, they will not add it. May be consume too much human power and time for small team or something lese. I do not know.
                May be chat with a dev explains:

                Passwords are encrypted using an OS-login-specific encryption key, only usable when you have logged into the OS.
                Anyone with physical access to the login session, or is able to install malware on your computer would be able to work around such extra passwords.

                Not a Vivaldi support / Volunteer helper
                Linux Debian 11 KDE / Windows 11
                Intel i5-7400 / NVidia GT 710 / Intel HD 630

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                • H
                  HansCastorp
                  last edited by

                  Chrome does not have a real profile protection either. Everyone with basic computer skills or at least users with admin rights can read out a huge amount of data out of the user profile folder (History, bookmarks, extension data).

                  I have the feeling that both the Chrome and the Vivaldi developers don't want to have the hassle to deal with all those hackers who would love to try to reverse the protection.

                  Veracrypt, at least on Windows, etc. is no solution as one cannot install it without admin rights (which I don't have and would not get at work).

                  So the only solution would be a portable install and then kill the sensible data in "User data" every time you leave your PC (or disconnect your profile and re-connect it every time).

                  Sad but true...

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                    jumpsq
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                    • ingo-steinkeI
                      ingo-steinke
                      last edited by

                      What is the current workaround to save passwords securely in Vivaldi? Is there a recommended password management plugin?

                      Or is this another reason to switch back to Firefox as the default development browser?

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                      • Zalex108Z
                        Zalex108 Moderator @ingo-steinke
                        last edited by Zalex108

                        @ingo-steinke

                        Hi,
                        Look at Passwords section

                        https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/51704/guide-v-backup-extra-steps

                        "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you" ยท Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                        • ingo-steinkeI
                          ingo-steinke @Zalex108
                          last edited by

                          @Zalex108 said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

                          @ingo-steinke
                          Hi,
                          Look at Passwords section
                          https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/51704/guide-v-back

                          Thanks! That's very helpful, both for sticking to Vivaldi and maybe also for migrating back to Firefox.

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                          • Zalex108Z
                            Zalex108 Moderator @ingo-steinke
                            last edited by

                            @ingo-steinke

                            This will help for any Browser / OS / Device.

                            "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you" ยท Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                            • paul1149P
                              paul1149
                              last edited by paul1149

                              Would this work for some of you? Simply 7-Zip your Default profile, or sensitive subfolders within it if you want to make the process faster, with password protection. Then delete the profile. Before you open Vivaldi next time, restore the profile.

                              I've cut a short video on it. I'm using Linux with the KDE desktop, and everything is built into the context menu. The voice on the video isn't too clear.

                              https://videy.co/v?id=KRsaDFk4

                              Current Vivaldi snapshot.. MX-21 Linux x64, KDE desktop. Vivaldi Android on phone.

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                              • mopaniM
                                mopani @awking
                                last edited by

                                @awking This is an essential feature for protecting passwords at rest.

                                The Chromium Dev team rationalizes this as duplicative effort because the Windows O/S already protects the user account, and the password store is encrypted on disk by the Windows login crypt.

                                However, this does not protect passwords stored on disk from trojans and viruses, because they can also access the same Windows API for decrypting the password store on disk.

                                Adding a "master password" as an encryption key or to "salt" the Windows crypt storage prevents trojans and viruses from decrypting the passwords stored on disk.

                                This is difficult to do downstream of Chromium because it requires adding new code that has to be maintained to override the Chromium code. But it can be done, and in my view would be a significant distinctive to set Vivaldi apart from all the other Chromium-browser derivatives.

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                                • PesalaP
                                  Pesala Ambassador @mopani
                                  last edited by Pesala

                                  @mopani You should have replied to DoctorG, not the OP.

                                  This request is tagged as WILL NOT DO so look for other solutions.

                                  @DoctorG said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

                                  @pauloaguia said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

                                  tagged as WILL NOT DO.
                                  So I guess I never will be...

                                  Yes, the feature request i found in bug tracker was closed, they will not add it. May be consume too much human power and time for small team or something lese. I do not know.
                                  May be chat with a dev explains:

                                  Passwords are encrypted using an OS-login-specific encryption key, only usable when you have logged into the OS.
                                  Anyone with physical access to the login session, or is able to install malware on your computer would be able to work around such extra passwords.

                                  Blog โ€ข Vivaldi Review โ€ข Server Status โ€ข AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8 Gb โ€ข Win 10 64-bit build 19045.2486 โ€ข Snapshot 6.3.3134.3 (64-bit)

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                                  • DoctorGD
                                    DoctorG Ambassador @mopani
                                    last edited by

                                    @mopani said in Master Password Protected Mode to Protect your Profile:

                                    However, this does not protect passwords stored on disk from trojans and viruses, because they can also access the same Windows API for decrypting the password store on disk.

                                    Master Password Protection? If you have a virus/trojan/malware on your PC, it can record keystrokes, means it gets your Master password.
                                    A master password protects you only against colleagues, your children, freiends or partners spying on you or doing other bad things on your PC.

                                    Not a Vivaldi support / Volunteer helper
                                    Linux Debian 11 KDE / Windows 11
                                    Intel i5-7400 / NVidia GT 710 / Intel HD 630

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                                    • DoctorGD
                                      DoctorG Ambassador
                                      last edited by DoctorG

                                      OffTopic: I guess a better protection would be a hardware token (Smartcard, Nitrokey, Yubikey etc.) and a PIN to unlock sensible data on browsers. But that would be an other feature request and discussion not applicable in this thread.

                                      Not a Vivaldi support / Volunteer helper
                                      Linux Debian 11 KDE / Windows 11
                                      Intel i5-7400 / NVidia GT 710 / Intel HD 630

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                                      • mopaniM
                                        mopani @Pesala
                                        last edited by

                                        @Pesala Thanks for the correction.

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                                        • mopaniM
                                          mopani @DoctorG
                                          last edited by

                                          @DoctorG That is sound reasoning and I agree that in that light a master password adds little and adds a false sense of security. Thanks.

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                                            MadMaddox
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello, first of all I wanted to congratulate the Vivaldi team for producing the most beautiful browser ever. It is possible to implement additional security in the password manager as, for example, in Firefox.
                                            pwd.png
                                            Without this "super password" it is impossible to view the PWD saved in the browser.
                                            Vivaldi:
                                            vivaldi.png

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