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Microsoft Edge will no longer store your passwords in plaintext in RAM.
The behavior occurred if you used the Edge browser as your password manager.
The change takes effect in Edge version 148 or later.
Do you use Microsoft Edge to save and manage your website passwords? If so, you should now feel safer that your passwords will be better protected from security risks.
In a recent post by Microsoft Edge Security Team Lead Gareth Evans, the company announced that it will no longer store your plaintext passwords in Edge in memory. The change comes in response to a recent finding that questioned the safety and security of your stored passwords.
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