Types of threats prevented by the password manager
Yandex Browser's password manager uses technical methods of protection to provide secure storage and synchronization of passwords.
- Threats prevented by the password manager
- Theft of passwords as the result of hacking on the user's device.
- Theft of passwords as the result of hacking on Yandex servers.
- Theft of passwords when transmitting them over the network during synchronization.
- Attempts to spy on passwords in the browser if the owner is absent and didn't lock the computer.
- Attempts to log in on sites using saved passwords if the owner is absent and didn't lock the computer.
- Phishing (the password manager does not accept visual imitations and will not insert the user's credentials in a login form on a phishing site).
- Threats that the password manager does not protect against
- Social or psychological influence
- Keystroke logging
- Acoustic cryptanalysis
- Side-channel attacks
- TEMPEST attacks