Firefox 144 to Strengthen the Encryption of Logins in the Firefox Password Manager

Firefox 144 to Strengthen the Encryption of Logins in the Firefox Password Manager

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Marius Nestor
Oct 1, 2025

Firefox 144 is yet another small update that only promises to strengthen the encryption used for the logins saved in the Firefox Password Manager using a more modern encryption scheme by switching from 3DES-CBC to AES-256-CBC.

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Marius Nestor

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