Closed Bug 1342211 Opened 8 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Support Touch ID in Password Manager

Categories

(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect, P5)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Password Manager
Platform:
x86_64
macOS
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1194529

People

(Reporter: gw280, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [passwords:master-password])

The new MacBook Pros have a TouchID sensor on them. It'd be pretty great if Firefox supported using this to unlock passwords instead of a master password.
As Master Password is currently implemented this is a PSM bug, not password manager but I'll leave it here for now since we hope to move away from PSM for it. P5 for now due to effectively depending on bug 1271851 so not really actionable.
Depends on: 1271851
Priority: -- → P5
Whiteboard: [passwords:master-password]
Just updating product name "TouchID" => "Touch ID" https://support.apple.com/kb/PH26211?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=%22touch%20id%22&list_id=13812302
Summary: Support TouchID in Password Manager → Support Touch ID in Password Manager

In tomorrow's Nightly build you will be able to use Touch ID to authenticate access to plaintext passwords (revealing/editing/copying) if Master Password is disabled. It won't affect the encryption but it will reduce casual snooping. I'll dupe this to that bug for now and leave bug 1403081 to handle biometrics for protecting filling of logins.

Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
No longer depends on: 1271851
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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