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Gobbledygook version history - 3 versions

Gobbledygook by Manjul Apratim

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Gobbledygook version history - 3 versions

  • Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.

  • Latest version

    Version 2.20161016.51resigned1

    Released Apr 25, 2024 - 125.5 KB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*

    Source code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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  • Older versions

    Version 2.20161016.50master-2bedbcf

    Released Oct 16, 2016 - 121.13 KB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*
    Minor update: While adding unit tests, it was discovered that the truncation logic for the final generated password was faulty (had one extra character from the length asked for). This has been fixed. The versioning scheme is now in line with the extension linter scheme.

    Source code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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  • Version 2.20160912.64c83fd

    Released Sep 12, 2016 - 121.04 KB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*
    CHANGELOG:

  • Domain Names: The domain field is dropping the "www." etc from the front.
  • Automatic SaltKey Generation: Gobbledygook automatically generates the salt key on first run (i.e. when none exists), without forcing the user to do so.
  • Hide Advanced Options: The options for iterations/truncation/saving custom overrides have been moved to an "Advanced..." collapsible, since they are not expected to be touched often. Having them in the main view just made the UI clunkier.
  • Z85-encoding by default: The default scheme for encoding the final password now is Z85 (ZeroMQ implementation of Base85-encoding), which provides special characters in the password and therefore makes it stronger. To switch back to the old Base64-encoding for websites that don't allow special characters in password, check the "No special characters" checkbox under "Advanced..."
  • Import/export settings: Settings can now be exported/imported between browsers - between two Firefox instances, between Firefox and Chrome, and eventually between mobile and browser, as all versions will be compatible with each other.
  • Options UI: The Firefox options UI is now the same one as in the Chrome version, and provides better safeguards against accidental modification of settings.
  • Under the Hood: The Firefox version of the addon is now a webextension, which unifies it with the Chrome implementation.


    • What should I do as an Existing User?

    Due to the humongous number of changes, for websites where you've already been using Gobbledygook, it is recommended that you simply reset your password by choosing the "Forgot password" option. Please take note that the password reset page may have a different domain name from the usual login page, so be sure to generate the new password on the usual login page and use it on the reset page.

    While there was the possibility of generating the old password given the same salt key by plugging in the domain name with the "www." qualifier and using base64 encoding, the truly incompatible change is the removal of the "_" and "-" from base64-encoded passwords. These were the two special characters in the base64 alphabet (in urlsafe mode), and allowed to remain in the old encoding when there was only one mode for password generation. In the current avatar, the default mode is to include special characters through Z85 encoding, and therefore the "fallback" mode without special characters, which uses base64 encoding, must truly not contain any special characters, and is intended to provide a pure fallback when faced with an appalling site with poor password practices. Given the many such out there still as of 2016, the small inconvenience caused by this incompatibility is probably dwarfed by the usability benefit this mode provides.

Source code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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