Is Authenticator safe?
Authenticator embeds OAuth client secrets for Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive in plaintext within its extension bundle.
The extension stores OAuth client_secret values for both Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive directly in its JavaScript files (background.js and popup.js). These secrets are transmitted to Google and Microsoft token endpoints during authorization and token refresh flows. Anyone who unpacks the extension can read these credentials, which are confidential application-level secrets not intended for client-side distribution.
Who publishes itmymindstorm - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
mymindstorm - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 8.0.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on www.google.com
https://www.google.com/
Read and change your data on dropboxapi.com
https://*.dropboxapi.com/*
Read and change your data on www.googleapis.com
https://www.googleapis.com/*
Read and change your data on accounts.google.com
https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke
Read and change your data on graph.microsoft.com
https://graph.microsoft.com/me/*
Read and change your data on login.microsoftonline.com
https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store data in your browser
storage
Sign you in with your Google account
identity
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Authenticator contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- www.googleapis.comwidely used
Authenticator sends data to www.googleapis.com. A widely used service: 48 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- login.microsoftonline.com
Authenticator sends data to login.microsoftonline.com. 8 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.