[X-Unix] safari auto-fill keychain [OT]

[Ben Gold]

Well that's good to know, but I'm still interested in how it is  
encrypted and where... the keychain says "use this to decrypt file".   
But what file?  What encryption?

-Ben

On Dec 19, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Scott wrote:

>
> On Dec 19, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Ben Gold wrote:
>
>> Not really a command line/unix question necessarily, but I haven't  
>> had much luck finding info elsewhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> When I go to my keychain application there is an entry for "Safari  
>> Forms AutoFill" that says:
>> 	...
>>
>> So what is this?  What file does it decrypt?  Where is that file?   
>> If someone has my password and I've used auto fill for purchases  
>> (which I don't) would they then have my cc#s?
>>
>> Curious to know if this is a dangerous piece of info or not  
>> (assuming you have valuable info in your autofill).
>>
>> But more, I'm just curious what file it is referring to and what  
>> kind of encryption?
>
> If the prefs are set to do so, Safari attempts to autofill common  
> form data such as name, address, and so forth. If you are using the  
> current version of Safari, it does NOT save credit card numbers. It  
> also does not save password data in this file.
>
> This is generally not dangerous info, and it is encrypted to  
> prevent casual browsing. If it concerns you, you can turn off  
> autofill in Safari prefs.
>
> -- 
> Scott Buntin
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