I verified this. Here is a script that outputs all Ubuntu Chromium Snap passwords in plain text, deobfuscating them with the hardcoded password:
https://gist.github.com/nh2/3ddb2db465ec6066a860d10a042dabde It works on my Ubuntu 24.04 Chromium Snap. I did not expect that Ubuntu, which comes with a full GUI and thus safe password storage backend by default, ships a Chromium browser that has its abilitiy to store passwords safely sandboxed/containerized away. > You can connect the corresponding interface for that: > > snap connect chromium:password-manager-service Why is this not the default? Users do not do that and do not know that it is necessary. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1996267 Title: [snap] Doesn't store encrypted passwords unless interface is connected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1996267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
