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The research shows that Chrome’s AppBound cookie encryption relies on a key derivation process with limited entropy and predictable inputs. By systematically generating possible keys based on known parameters, an attacker can brute-force the correct encryption key without any elevated privileges or code execution. Once recovered, this key can decrypt any AppBound-protected cookies, completely undermining the isolation AppBound was intended to provide in enterprise environments.