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+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage - usually to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back, not to access existing passwords - for almost all my addons.

+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage - usually to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back - for almost all my addons.

Bug 1285270 asks to read the password for one specific site. That's also fair.

Accessing all existing passwords stored by other parties (browser, other addons) for any site is a whole different ball game and should be a separate permission than storing and reading my own passwords.

+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage - usually to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back - for almost all my addons. I just want to store my own passwords that the user gave me in a secure way.

Bug 1285270 asks to read the password for one specific site. That's also fair.

Accessing all existing passwords stored by other parties (browser, other addons) for any site is a whole different ball game and should be a separate permission than storing and reading my own passwords.

+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage for almost all my addons, but usually only to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back. I just want to store my own passwords that the user gave me in a secure way.

Bug 1285270 asks to read the password for one specific site. That's also fair.

Accessing all existing passwords stored by other parties (browser, other addons) for any site is a whole different ball game and should be a separate permission than storing and reading my own passwords.

+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage for almost all my addons, but usually only to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back. I just want to store my own passwords that the user gave me in a secure way.

Bug 1285270 asks to read the password for one specific site, for addons that augment that site. That's also fair, if that's clearly shown to the user in the permissions.

Accessing all existing passwords stored by other parties (browser, other addons) for any site is a whole different ball game and should be a separate permission than storing and reading my own passwords.

+1 for happening

I need access to passwords storage for almost all my addons, but usually only to store passwords in a secure way and then read them back. I just want to store my own passwords that the user gave me in a secure way.

Bug 1285270 asks to read the password for one specific site, for addons that augment and use that site and to avoid double login. That's also fair, if that's clearly shown to the user in the permissions.

Accessing all existing passwords stored by other parties (browser, other addons) for any site is a whole different ball game and should be a separate permission than storing and reading my own passwords.