Check if your passwords are stored in clear text in Chrome
To see whether your Chrome saves passwords, do the following:
Type chrome://settings/ in the address bar and hit the enter key.
Click on Show advanced settings at the bottom to display more preferences.
Scroll down to the passwords and forms section and click on Manage saved passwords there.
When you hover over a saved password here, you will notice that a show button appears in the password field. When you click it, the password is revealed so that you can copy or remember it.
To avoid that this is happening, make sure the "Offer to save passwords I enter on the web" box on the preferences page is not checked. This prevents Chrome from recording new site logins automatically.
Password protection
But how can you protect your passwords in Chrome then? The answer is by installing a browser extension, or by using a desktop password manager.
Chrome users can install the free Last Pass for example which protects all passwords with a master password that you select. It adds many other features to the browser, like the ability to sync passwords between different web browsers, form saving, the ability to save other data in your password vault and more.
Last Pass is definitely one of the most convenient options that you have, as it integrates directly in the browser. Setup may take a couple of minutes but once you are done, you are all set and it will run in autopilot.
If you prefer to use a desktop program instead, for instance because you do not want your passwords to be saved in the cloud, then you may want to use a program like KeePass instead.
To see whether your Chrome saves passwords, do the following:
Type chrome://settings/ in the address bar and hit the enter key.
Click on Show advanced settings at the bottom to display more preferences.
Scroll down to the passwords and forms section and click on Manage saved passwords there.
When you hover over a saved password here, you will notice that a show button appears in the password field. When you click it, the password is revealed so that you can copy or remember it.
To avoid that this is happening, make sure the "Offer to save passwords I enter on the web" box on the preferences page is not checked. This prevents Chrome from recording new site logins automatically.
Password protection
But how can you protect your passwords in Chrome then? The answer is by installing a browser extension, or by using a desktop password manager.
Chrome users can install the free Last Pass for example which protects all passwords with a master password that you select. It adds many other features to the browser, like the ability to sync passwords between different web browsers, form saving, the ability to save other data in your password vault and more.
Last Pass is definitely one of the most convenient options that you have, as it integrates directly in the browser. Setup may take a couple of minutes but once you are done, you are all set and it will run in autopilot.
If you prefer to use a desktop program instead, for instance because you do not want your passwords to be saved in the cloud, then you may want to use a program like KeePass instead.
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