Make your passwords stronger, without additional memorization effort.
Fortify your passwords Extension
How does it work?
Suppose you want to create an account on a website:
- click on the extension icon ;
- enter a password in the form that appears ;
- click on the \"Fortify password\" button ;
- wait a few seconds ;
- copy the fortified password shown below ;
- and paste it into the website registration form.
REMEMBER THE PASSWORD YOU PASSED INTO THE EXTENSION FORM (not the fortified password). Later, each time you want to log in to your newly created account, you'll need to retype your password in the extension form, regenerate the fortified password, then paste it into the site authentication form.
NO PASSWORD IS STORED ON YOUR MACHINE OR ELSEWHERE. MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER THE PASSWORD YOU TYPED INTO THE EXTENSION FORM, AS IT'S NOT STORED ANYWHERE. THIS EXTENSION IS NOT A PASSWORD MANAGER.
THIS EXTENSION GIVES NO MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF SECURITY, AND IT'S UP TO YOU TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES (READ A BRIEF EXPLANATION BELOW).
How does it work inside?
We use a \"key-streching\" method to create, from one password, a new password more robust against brute-force attacks. No password is stored on your machine or on a remote server. The same password will always generate the same fortified password (our algorithm is deterministic).
Let's take an example:
To brute force guess a 10-character password (containing only lower-case letters), an attacker would have to test around 26^10 combinations before hoping to obtain the correct password. Let's assume that the attacker can test 10^13 passwords per second (for the technically minded: this speed seems to match what a €1,500 hardware specializing in SHA-256 can provide as of June 2023). It will then take around 14 seconds to guess your 10-character password (26^10 / 10^13).
But if we can multiply by 1 million the time an attacker takes to test a single password, he won't take 14 seconds but 5 months to guess your password. That's all well and good, but how do you actually increase the time taken for each test? That's where \"key-stretching\" comes in: simply put your password through a series of time-consuming transformations. Instead of testing \"12345\" directly, the attacker must first transform \"12345\" with our (lengthy) algorithm and then test the algorithm's result. For someone who actually knows the password (you), waiting 1 second instead of a microsecond is almost imperceptible. But for someone testing billions and billions of passwords (an attacker), this time difference is much more visible.
These calculations are examples intended for understanding: the additional difficulty (for the attacker) created by this password fortification will depend on a huge number of circumstances, changing from one website to another, making it impossible to calculate even an order of magnitude.
Warning:
- Obviously, if your password is extremely simple, and is one of the passwords first tested by attackers (e.g. \"12345\" or \"password\"), then this extra difficulty won't bother the attacker much, and your fortified password will still be guessed in no time (a million times nothing still isn't much). So keep using strong passwords.
- Our algorithm is deterministic: the same password will always generate the same fortified password. So, if you reuse the same passwords from one site to another, and an attacker manages to guess it on one site, he'll always be able to reuse it on the others. So keep diversifying your passwords.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Fortify your passwords extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Fortify your passwords extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Fortify your passwords extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Fortify your passwords extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Fortify your passwords extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Fortify your passwords extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Fortify your passwords Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Fortify your passwords extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Fortify your passwords extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Fortify your passwords extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Fortify your passwords extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Fortify your passwords extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Fortify your passwords extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Fortify your passwords extension file
Select and download the Fortify your passwords extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Fortify your passwords extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Fortify your passwords extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Fortify your passwords extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Fortify your passwords extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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