How to Recover Saved Passwords in Brave Browser

XenEditor — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 19:07:23 +0000

In this guide, you’ll learn where Brave browser stores saved passwords, how they are encrypted, and the easiest way to recover Brave passwords instantly. Brave Browser Password Storage Location Brave browser stores all your website login credentials in a file named “Login Data”, located at: [Brave Browser] C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Login Data [Brave Beta Browser] C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\User Data\Default\Login Data [Brave Nightly Browser] C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Nightly\User Data\Default\Login Data This file is a SQLite database containing a table called “logins”, where all saved credentials are stored. Important Fields in “logins” Table origin_url => Website URL signon_realm => Base domain username_value => Username or Email password_value => Encrypted Password How Brave Browser Encrypts Passwords Brave uses strong encryption methods to protect your saved passwords. Older Versions (< v80) Passwords were encrypted using Windows DPAPI Easily decrypted using system APIs like CryptUnprotectData Newer Versions (v80 & above) Passwords are encrypted using a master encryption key stored in the “Local State” file: C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Local State Encryption Key Details Older versions (< v135): encrypted_key Newer versions (> v135): app_bound_encrypted_key This master key is Base64-encoded and secured using Windows DPAPI, along with AES-GCM, ChaCha20, or AES+CNG encryption based on the version. Multi-Level Process to Decrypt Master Key Decode Base64 key Decrypt using System DPAPI Decrypt again User DPAPI If value is not 32 byte then decrypt it using AES-GCM, ChaCha20 or AES+CNG (v140+) Final master key (32 bytes) is used to decrypt login passwords using AES-256-GCM algorithm Important Note: Since Brave uses user-specific and machine-bound encryption, saved passwords cannot be decrypted from another user account or external drive unless advanced recovery methods are used (see solution at the end of this post). How to Recover Brave Browser Passwords Automatically Manually decrypting Brave passwords is complex—use a professional tool to recover them easily. With, XenArmor Browser Password Recovery Pro, you can recover all...

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