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# Chrome Cookie Backup A Windows Tool for backing up and restoring Chrome's encrypted cookies ## Background: As of 2/11/2017 (Chrome 56), Chrome on Windows uses [DPAPI](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms995355.aspx) to encrypt protected data including cookies and saved passwords. DPAPI generates unique encryption keys per user and domain or standalone Windows installation. If you move protected files (e.g. Cookies) to a different user account or a different domain or Windows installation, the protected data will become unusable. This tool creates a decrypted SQLite backup file of the `Cookies` file in the Chrome [User Data](https://www.chromium.org/user-experience/user-data-directory) Profile folder, using the credentials of the logged on user's profile. The tool can restore from this backup file back into a Chrome User Profile `Cookies` using a different user account or domain or Windows installation, by re-encrypting the data using the other user's credentials. ## Usage 1. Build the tool from source or [download the latest release](https://github.com/Marcus-L/chrome-cookie-backup/releases). 2. Run the tool using the Windows user account of the source user/computer and save a backup file 3. Move the `User Data` folder in its entirety to a different user account or Windows installation, or simply create a new profile on the target computer. 4. Run the tool on the target computer using the target user account, and restore the backup to the desired Chrome profile(s). You may map Chrome profiles from the backup file to profiles on the target computer.  ## Dev Notes: * Chromium implementation of Encrypted Cookies: https://codereview.chromium.org/24734007 * DPAPI .NET Wrapper System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData docs: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.cryptography.protecteddata(v=vs.110).aspx ### Built With * Visual Studio 2017 RC * .NET Framework 4.5.2 * [System.Data.Sqlite](https://system.data.sqlite.org/) - ADO.NET provider for SQLite (Chrome stores cookies in a SQLite database) * [Json.NET](http://www.newtonsoft.com/json) - For reading Chrome profile Preferences Json --- ## License Copyright (c) 2017 Marcus Lum Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.