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0 pointsZinggi7y ago0 comments

Yes, but it's a very bad idea. If you'd do this, you could unlock your passwords with a single device by confirming on Firefox or vice-versa on Chrome. This of course also means that if someone steals this device, they can unlock it too.

So don't do it.

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jazoom7y ago

Yeah. That's what I don't want. So how do you prevent someone doing just that? They have Chrome open. They then confirm setup in Firefox using Chrome on the same device.

ZinggiOP7y ago

When pairing a new device (or in this case a new browser), that device doesn't automatically get any keys! When adding a new device, to complete the setup you also have to be able to unlock a password group, for which you need another device that already has keys.

In short, a new device doesn't have the same power as the others from the start, first new keys have to be generated which can only happen if you are able to unlock your passwords.

So just don't setup both the Firefox and Chrome extension and you're golden.

jazoom7y ago

Ah. So you essentially need 2 devices to set up a new device.

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jazoom7y ago

Yeah. That's what I don't want. So how do you prevent someone doing just that? They have Chrome open. They then confirm setup in Firefox using Chrome on the same device.

ZinggiOP7y ago

In short, a new device doesn't have the same power as the others from the start, first new keys have to be generated which can only happen if you are able to unlock your passwords.

So just don't setup both the Firefox and Chrome extension and you're golden.

jazoom7y ago

Ah. So you essentially need 2 devices to set up a new device.

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