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Google, always focused on making its users happy, has launched a new tool that makes Chrome safer to use. This change means people can trust the browser more for a safer online time with less chance of running into problems.
Google is working on a new security feature called Device Bound Session
Credentials (DBSC) that aims to make online sessions safer. This feature works
by linking session information directly to one specific gadget, like a phone or
laptop. By doing this, it makes it much harder for hackers to get into
someone's online accounts without permission.
The way DBSC does its job is by putting a strong lock on session info,
or "cookies," connecting them straight to a person's device using
special security codes. This makes it really tough for anyone who isn't
supposed to have access to get to this information. Google has made it clear,
though, that there's still a tiny chance someone could steal these cookies.
But, even if they did, the stolen cookies wouldn't work for the thief. This is
because of another layer of protection called the Trusted Platform Module
(TPM), which only lets these cookies work on the device they were meant for.
So, stolen cookies can't be used anywhere else, making them pretty much useless
for hackers.
How to Try It Out?
Right now, Google is still checking out how well this feature works and
is thinking about adding it to Google Chrome for everyone to use. This would
mean that, in the future, keeping your online sessions safe could become much
simpler. If you're interested in trying this out, you need to go into a hidden
menu in Chrome called Chrome Experiments.
Access chrome://flags/
In the search box search directly for this:
enable-bound-session-credentials
You will see that it is in the default mode, so you will have to choose
"enabled"
This security feature works with Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. We
haven't set a specific date for when it will be available to everyone yet, but
we expect it won't take long.
