Username and Password saving not fully working

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MoonMadness

Re: Username and Password saving not fully working

Unread post by MoonMadness » 2019-06-01, 23:13

coffeebreak wrote:
2018-07-11, 22:43
floatingkeyboards wrote:On my last install of Windows 10 (I reinstalled about 3 weeks ago), that credentials would auto fill. It only stopped working after I reinstalled Windows 10 and Pale Moon.
yami_ wrote:
Pale Moon release notes, version 27.7.0 wrote:Security/privacy fixes:
  • Disabled automatic filling in of log-in details by default [...]
[emphasis added]
See posts re the security basis for this change here and here.

@floatingkeyboards, to be clear what this change looks like...
Since release of 27.7.0:
  • Passwords no longer autofill by default.
  • But they do still autofill after conscious user interaction
    Conscious Interaction =
    1. Click the username field to display the username;
    2. Click the displayed username to make the password fill in.

It's possible (but less secure) to restore the former behavior with a setting:
Preferences > Security > Password section
Tick the box next to: Automatically fill in log-in details
Thank you so much. I had this issue on Pale Moon 28.5. I'm so glad I found this thread. :)

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Re: Username and Password saving not fully working

Unread post by Goodydino » 2019-06-02, 20:45

If you want to see and edit your passwords, you can use the .xul interface. Just bookmark "chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul"

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