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submitted 1 year ago by kirk781@lemm.ee to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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I have set a primary password on my browser. Due to which, whenever I open my browser, the first thing it does is ask for primary password. I wish this to happen only when I am accessing the passwords or when a site is autofilling it[ thus, necessitating the unlocking of the vault].

Is there a way to disable it at the browser start? I went through an old StackOverflow thread but no solution there. There used to be an extension called MasterPassword that solved this but the link seems to be broken now.

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[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the reason I switched to Bitwarden.

[–] atomWood@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I don’t have the solution OP is looking for, Bitwarden will provide the functionality OP is wanting.

[–] kirk781@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, you are correct. Bitwarden or any password manager worth it's salt will do the job. I used to be on Keepass [the fork KeepassXC is quite good now] some years before. That being said, I thought there might be some simple about:config toggle to resolve the condition. I also wish more sites supported 2FA so that passwords stopped being the only point of vulnerability.

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

KeePassXC too, btw.

[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty much any password manager

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

I wish this to happen only when I am accessing the passwords or when a site is autofilling it

This used to be the default behavior several years ago, I'm not sure why it was changed

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Indeed the solution is to use a proper password manager. I have been using both 1Password and Dashlane for years, could recommend the first one. But I would strongly recommend Proton Pass instead, even though it doesn't have all the features yet (give them a few months)

[–] daniel_tietze@friendica.opensocial.space 2 points 1 year ago

Probably it is necessary for the Syncing Function? Try to disconnect the Firefox-Account and see if the Dialog comes again.

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