Password lock / encrypt Brave Browser for security and privacy reasons

[Saoiray]

I really don’t know why people keep going to Necro some of these posts and why people don’t search for similar topics first. Anyway…it’s something to be released and that has been acknowledged

When Will There Be A Master Password?

We do have an issue open for this feature request: I definitely understand the desire for this kind of feature. In fact, a lot of people are using external password managers for that very purpose. There are two main challenges with implementing such a feature in the browser: The user experience is tricky to get right. The Firefox equivalent for example has gone through several iterations and has never been something that the design team was happy with as far as I know. There are also some c…

Brave sync security breach

Thanks @Saoiray for your excellent explanation. I don’t have much to add, but I want to restate some of the points you have made. There are two separate things here: Backing up your crypto wallet and storing the paper copy of the key in a safe place. Keeping your local passwords safe even when using Brave Sync. The first point is is to protect against the loss of your funds, should your computer go missing or break down, etc. Of course, this copy of the key must be kept secret because it all…