View saved passwords in the browser

Browsers store passwords of visited websites. Anyone who visits the site next time will log in automatically. In addition, users can look up their password in the browser.

Internet criminals prey on personal information such as passwords. But browsers are well protected. Does this mean you can safely store passwords in the browser? The short answer: yes. But it is not possible to rule out all risks. There is always a chance that the browser inadvertently leaks passwords to third parties. If you do not want to take any risk, do not save any passwords in the browser and delete the already saved passwords.

A public computer, for example in the library, is used by several people. A device at home sometimes too. In that case, do not save any passwords in the browser. Because then others can easily access it. Check if any passwords are saved and delete them.

Retrieve a saved password like this:

• Open Chrome.
• Click the “Customize and manage Google Chrome” icon in the top right. Those are the three dots.
• click on Institutions.
• Under ‘Autofill’, click Passwords.
• Under ‘Saved passwords’ is an overview of the websites for which Chrome stores the login data. (If this is not there, there are no saved passwords.) Make a password visible by clicking on the icon of an eye behind an item.
• If the PC is password protected, enter the password now.
• click on OK.

Retrieve a saved password like this:

• OpenEdge.
• Click the ‘Settings and more’ icon at the top right. Those are the three dots.
• click on Institutions.
• Under ‘Your profile’ click Passwords.
• Under ‘Saved passwords’ is an overview of the websites for which Edge stores the login information. (If this is not there, there are no saved passwords.) Make a password visible by clicking on the icon of an eye behind an item.
• If the PC is password protected, enter the password.
• click on OK.

Retrieve a saved password like this:

• Open Firefox.
• Click on the ‘Open application menu’ icon at the top right. Those are the three lines.
• click on Passwords.
• A list of saved passwords will be visible on the left. If the list is empty and it says ‘No logins found’, then no password has been saved. Left-click on a site whose data has been saved.
• The details are visible on the right. Under ‘Password’, click on the eye icon to reveal the password.

Retrieve a saved password like this:

• Open Safari.
• Click in the menu on Safari > Preferences.
• In the window that appears at the top, click Passwords.
• If the Mac is password protected, enter the password.
• A list of sites for which Safari has ever saved a password will appear. If the list is empty, there are no saved passwords. Click on a site to reveal the password.