Password Protection

 

Password Protection helps secure your browser-stored passwords against theft by preventing applications and malware from viewing, changing, or deleting them.

It is available for Windows workstations and supports the following browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• AVG Secure Browser

How Password Protection Works

Password Protection functions by monitoring the files on the disk where the browser passwords are stored.

Google Chrome

The stored passwords are in chrome://settings/passwords (Settings > Autofill and passwords > Google Password Manager).

Data is stored and protected in %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data.

Mozilla Firefox

In Firefox, the logins are in about:logins (Menu > Passwords).

Data is stored and protected in %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*\key4.db / logins.json.

Microsoft Edge

In Edge, the passwords are in edge://settings/passwords (Settings > Profiles > Passwords).

Data is stored and protected in %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Login Data.

AVG Secure Browser

The stored passwords are in secure://settings/passwords (Settings > Autofill > Password Manager).

Data is stored and protected in %LocalAppData%\AVG\Browser\User Data\Default\Login Data.

Enabling/Disabling Password Protection

Password Protection can be accessed from the Hacker Attacks section of the client UI. There, you can see its status (enabled/disabled) and change it if needed using the toggle.

Configuring Password Protection Settings

Advanced Password Protection settings can be accessed by either clicking the gear icon on the Hacker Attacks screen or navigating to Menu > Settings > Full Protection > Password Protection.

Here, you can again see the component status as well as supported browsers and their statuses.

Clicking the View allowed / blocked apps link at the bottom will bring you to the Blocked & Allowed apps list (see Blocked & Allowed Apps below).

You can also select here whether Password Protection will silently block any unknown applications trying to access your passwords or ask you what to do. If you choose Ask me to allow or block it, a dialog warning you of the possible threat will pop up each time such attempt is detected.

Selecting See details here will display the application name, browser, and data being accessed.

You can then decide whether to block or allow the app. If you select to block it (recommended), the dialog will confirm the application is blocked.

Then, the application will also be added to the blocked apps list.

If you select to allow the application (not recommended), the dialog will confirm the application is allowed.

Then, the application will also be added to the allowed apps list.

Blocked & Allowed Apps

If the device is managed by the Cloud Console, the rules set here can be overridden by policy settings. For more information, see Password Protection.

As previously mentioned, clicking the View allowed / blocked apps link at the bottom of the settings screen will bring you to the Menu > Settings > General > Blocked & Allowed apps section of the client UI, used exclusively by Password Protection.

Here, you can configure individually each application that will be blocked/allowed by Password Protection. Rules set here will override the general configuration.

Clicking Block App or Allow App will open a dialog where you can either choose an active application directly from the list or click Select app manually to navigate elsewhere on the disk.

Once you select an app, make sure Password Protection checkbox in the next dialog is ticked, then click Add.

On the Blocked & Allowed Apps list, you will see the added applications and which components they apply to. You can edit or remove any listed app via its actions menu (three dots).

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