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FlowCrypt: Encrypt Gmail with PGP

Chrome extension·by flowcrypt-release
44
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

FlowCrypt: Encrypt Gmail with PGP's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,748 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,452 productivity extensions
Findings
197
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
70000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 197 distinct issues across 6 severities
197
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 207 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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