Password check

Yandex Browser checks your passwords for vulnerabilities and suggests replacing insecure passwords. Passwords are checked automatically every time a password is saved. All new passwords received during syncing are also checked. You can manually run a password check at any time.

Alert

The password check doesn't work in Incognito mode.

Password check page

  1. Click  → Passwords and personal data.

  2. If you have created master password enter it to access the storage.

  3. Click Password check. The check starts.

    Note

    If you don't have a master password but do have a Windows or macOS password, the browser will ask you to enter it. This is safe: Yandex Browser can't access your system password since you enter it in a system window. Linux doesn't have system passwords.

If the check identifies insecure passwords, change them.

Why passwords are insecure

Your passwords have been found in open databases on the internet. A hacker may choose your username and log in to your account. Change these passwords as quickly as possible to protect your data.

Note

Yandex Browser never sends your passwords anywhere. During the check, Yandex Browser compares the prefixes of password hashes from the storage with the prefixes of insecure passwords.

Using the same password on multiple sites is risky. After getting the password to one site, hackers can access others. It's especially dangerous if it is a bank or payment system.

Come up with or generate a new secure password for each website. To protect your accounts even further, use a master password.

Don't use simple passwords like 123456, qwerty, password. These accounts are often hacked.

Come up with or generate a new secure password for each website. To protect your accounts even further, use a master password.

Changing passwords

  1. Hover the cursor over an insecure password, then click Change on website. The site you saved the password for will open.
  2. Log in to the site and open the password change section.
  3. Change the password to a more secure one or generate one.

Disabling password check

To disable the automatic check:

  1. Click  → Passwords and personal data.

  2. If you have created master password enter it to access the storage.

  3. In the menu on the left, click Settings.

  4. In the Password check section, disable the Check passwords automatically option.

You can always manually run the password check.

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