Closed Bug 1285270 Opened 8 years ago Closed 8 years ago

API to access and edit login manager

Categories

(WebExtensions :: Untriaged, enhancement, P3)

Product:
WebExtensions
Component:
Untriaged
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: freaktechnik, Assigned: aswan)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Whiteboard: [logins][design-decision-approved] triaged) 

There should be an API to access and edit logins saved in the browser. There is no corresponding chrome API, however it is useful as an extension if you don't have to ask a user for his username or even credentials again to pull info from a service. Of course this should only be done if the service allows for automated identification.

This was also supported with a high-level module from the Add-on SDK.
Whiteboard: [design-decision-needed]
Priority: -- → P3
Whiteboard: [design-decision-needed] → [design-decision-approved] triaged
Assignee: nobody → aswan
Whiteboard: [design-decision-approved] triaged → [logins][design-decision-approved] triaged
Blocks: 1270745
This is now available as an experiment: https://github.com/web-ext-experiments/logins
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Blocks: 1324919
Product: Toolkit → WebExtensions

Hello,

it looks like it remained an experiment and did never make it into firefox. That leaded to the situation that after 3 years of missing this API all the password editor, manager and import/export tools for firefox ceased to exist.

I vote for re-open this issue until it's actually fixed.

Best regards,
Michael.

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