Security News > 2021 > January > Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome Roll Out Password Protection Tools

Two major browsers -Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome - are rolling out default features, which they say will better help notify users if their password has been compromised as part of a breach or database exposure.

Microsoft on Thursday said that its next version of Edge will generate alerts if a user password is found in an online leak.

Microsoft's newest Edge version will include a built-in "Strong password generator," which it hopes will promote strong passwords for internet users who are signing up for a new account, or changing an existing password.

"That's why starting in Chrome 88, you can manage all of your passwords even faster and easier in Chrome Settings on desktop and iOS," said Google.

Chrome also provided an update on its existing password protection tools, including Safety Check, launched in 2020, which tells Chrome users if passwords they've asked the browser to remember have been compromised.

"Our brains can't keep up with a long list of passwords that map to all of the various sites, assets and services we access on a given day. Third-party password vaults have become the de facto standard to solve this problem. With the latest update, Chrome and Edge will be competing with these third-party products by offering some of the same features."

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