The AchieVer Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 How to Try Out the Improved Password Manager in Firefox 67 While Mozilla is working on improving content blockers in Firefox browser, the next stable builds will also include new features and refined performance of the existing tools, including here improvements for the password manager. As all the other browsers out there, Mozilla Firefox comes with a built-in password manager which allows you to store your usernames and passwords for the websites you load in the browser. In other words, this password manager helps you sign in to websites much faster and easier, all because your credentials are stored within Firefox. But as GHacks notes, there’s one major difference between Firefox and the other browsers out there, like Google Chrome: Mozilla’s application doesn’t offer any option to disable automatic sign-ins. This means that while Mozilla can use your credentials to automatically sign you in to websites, there’s no way to block this behavior. But the upcoming Firefox 67 update will refine this experience and come with an option that will make it possible to further adjust this feature. This tutorial is based on Firefox Nightly version 67.0a1 (2019-02-12), and the new features are already there, so if you’re running a build that’s newer than that, you should be able to try out this feature too. First and foremost, is the Saved Logins screen which now comes with an option to enable and disable Autofill logins and passwords. You can find this feature by clicking the Firefox menu icon and then heading over to: Settings > Privacy & Security > Logins & Passwords > Saved Logins Furthermore, the upcoming version of Mozilla Firefox will come with improvements regarding the way login credentials are handled when browsing the web privately. Mozilla Firefox allows you to launch private browsing instances of the application, which makes it possible to load websites without leaving any traces behind. This means no data is logged, and this includes login credentials to the pages you visit. But beginning with Firefox 67, the browser can actually store your login credentials even when browsing the web privately, only that you are obviously allowed to choose if you want this to happen or not. Needless to say, if you don’t want Firefox to prompt you for storing credentials in private mode, you can just disable this feature altogether. And as the cited source indicates, there’s no option in the settings screen, which is more or less unexpected at this point – however, note that we’re still in the Nightly development stage, so everything could change by the time this feature reaches a stable build and it becomes available for everyone. Fortunately, if you’re running the Nightly version of Firefox, you can already enable and disable this feature from the advanced configuration screen. Keep in mind that Nightly shouldn’t be used as your primary browser. To do this, click the Firefox address bar and type the following command: about:config In the search box, paste this code and then press enter: signon.privateBrowsingCapture.enabled If you want to block Firefox from saving your credentials in the private browsing mode, you need to toggle this setting to disabled. You can always return to the original configuration by following the same steps and then switching to enabled. It shouldn’t take too long before this feature becomes available for everyone, as Mozilla plans to include it in Firefox version 67. According to the company’s own release schedule, the debut of this version is projected to take place in May 2019, so Mozilla still has a few more months to refine the experience before everyone gets it. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Firefox 67: password manager improvements Mozilla plans to launch several password manager and password related enhancements in the upcoming Firefox 67 Stable release. The features, which are already implemented in Firefox Nightly, the cutting edge development version of Firefox, improve password functionality in three main areas. Firefox's password manager works similarly to the password manager in other browsers. Users may use it to save logins and auto-login into sites using the saved logins. Firefox users can import and export passwords, and sync them across browsers. Current versions of Firefox lack functionality that other browsers, e.g. Google Chrome, support. Chrome comes with an option to disable automatic sign-ins. Firefox does not support the option right now in the stable version but will include the option when Firefox 67 is released. Just open about:preferences#privacy in the browser's address bar and click on the "saved logins" option under Logins & Passwords. You find the new "Autofill logins and passwords" option listed there. It is checked by default; Firefox will fill out logins and passwords automatically just like it did in previous versions. Firefox users may still fill out the saved passwords on sites manually if they decide to disable autofill functionality. Firefox 67 highlights auto-filled passwords with a yellow background on sites automatically to indicate to the user that this was done automatically. Saving passwords in private browsing windows Firefox does not offer to save username and password in private browsing right now; this changes as well in Firefox 67. Firefox prompts you to save username and password when it recognizes login events in private browsing windows just like it does in normal browsing windows. The browser won't get an option in Settings to disable the functionality. You can change it, however, using a preference. Load about:config in the browser's address bar. Confirm that you will be careful. Search for signon.privateBrowsingCapture.enabled. Double-click on the preference to toggle its value. A value of True means that Firefox captures login events in private browsing windows and offers to save the login data, a value of False that it won't. Mozilla plans to release Firefox 67 in May 2019. Source: Firefox 67: password manager improvements (gHacks - Martin Brinkmann) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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