{
  "slug": "edge",
  "name": "Edge",
  "maker": "Microsoft",
  "category": "browsers",
  "verdict": "n",
  "answer": "No. Microsoft can read the favorites, history and open tabs Edge syncs, and it doesn't say that only you hold the key to your synced passwords. Edge does connect to sites securely by default.",
  "title": "Is Edge encrypted? Sync, passwords and HTTPS",
  "description": "Microsoft can read the favorites and history Edge syncs, and doesn't say only you hold the key to synced passwords. Sites are upgraded to HTTPS by default.",
  "parts": [
    {
      "key": "globe",
      "status": "y",
      "words": "Only you and the site",
      "note": "Since Edge 120, Edge tries to upgrade links to a secure connection; Microsoft documents this for Windows, Mac and Android.",
      "sources": [
        3
      ],
      "label": "Connection to sites"
    },
    {
      "key": "pass",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Microsoft can read it",
      "note": "Microsoft says passwords get extra encryption on your device before they sync, but it doesn't describe a key that only you hold, as of 25 October 2026.",
      "sources": [
        1
      ],
      "label": "Saved passwords"
    },
    {
      "key": "hist",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Microsoft can read it",
      "note": "History and open tabs are encrypted only on the way and on Microsoft's servers.",
      "sources": [
        1,
        2
      ],
      "label": "History and open tabs"
    },
    {
      "key": "mark",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Microsoft can read it",
      "note": "Favorites are encrypted only on the way and on Microsoft's servers.",
      "sources": [
        1
      ],
      "label": "Bookmarks"
    }
  ],
  "extra_parts": [],
  "keys": "Microsoft holds the keys to synced favorites and history, and it doesn't describe a key that only you hold for passwords, as of 25 October 2026.",
  "can_see": "Your synced favorites, history and open tabs, plus your device's name, make and model, with an account ID attached to all synced data.",
  "business": "On business plans, Edge encrypts most synced data on your device before it syncs, with keys managed through your organization's Microsoft protection settings, and admins can bring their own key.",
  "fix": {
    "title": "Stop syncing your history",
    "steps": [
      "In Edge, select Settings and more › Settings › Profiles › Sync.",
      "Turn off the toggles for History and Open tabs.",
      "Turn off Passwords too if you'd rather keep them on this device only."
    ],
    "after": "This doesn't seal anything. It stops new history and tabs from going to Microsoft. To delete what's already synced, Microsoft points you to the devices page of your Microsoft account."
  },
  "fix_line": "Stop syncing history: Settings › Profiles › Sync, then turn off History and Open tabs.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "is-edge-sync-encrypted",
      "q": "Is Edge sync end-to-end encrypted?",
      "a": "No. Microsoft says synced data is encrypted on the way and stored encrypted on its servers [1]. Passwords and addresses get an extra layer of encryption on your device first [1]. Microsoft doesn't describe a key that only you hold for any of it, as of 25 October 2026.\n\nFor work accounts, Microsoft explains that history and open tabs aren't encrypted on your device before they sync, because its servers build your history from your open tabs [2]."
    },
    {
      "id": "can-microsoft-see-my-edge-passwords",
      "q": "Can Microsoft see my Edge passwords?",
      "a": "Microsoft says your passwords are encrypted on your device before they sync [1]. It doesn't say who holds that key, or that it can't read them, as of 25 October 2026.\n\nPasskeys work differently. Since Edge 142 on Windows, passkeys sync protected by a Password Manager PIN that you set and need on each new device [5]."
    },
    {
      "id": "does-edge-use-https-by-default",
      "q": "Does Edge use HTTPS by default?",
      "a": "Yes. Microsoft says that since Edge 120, Edge tries to upgrade unsecured links to secure ones whenever it can [3]. Captive portals, IP addresses and local network names are left out [3].\n\nTo choose what Edge syncs at all, go to Settings › Profiles › Sync and use the toggles for each kind of data [4]."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "User data and privacy in Microsoft Edge",
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/privacy-whitepaper/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Microsoft Edge enterprise sync FAQ",
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-enterprise-sync-faq",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Enable automatic HTTPS upgrades (HttpsUpgradesEnabled)",
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies/HttpsUpgradesEnabled",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sign in to sync Microsoft Edge across devices",
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/sign-in-to-sync-microsoft-edge-across-devices-e6ffa79b-ed52-aa32-47e2-5d5597fe4674",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Microsoft Edge introduces passkey saving and syncing with Microsoft Password Manager",
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2025/11/03/microsoft-edge-introduces-passkey-saving-and-syncing-with-microsoft-password-manager/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    }
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "text": "First published."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "chrome",
    "safari",
    "firefox",
    "brave"
  ],
  "url": "https://isitencrypted.com/edge/",
  "checked": "2026-10-25"
}