1584921 - pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords is not respected in new preferences panel

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect)

Description

[larsg]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #351012 +++

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1b2) Gecko/20060831 BonEcho/2.0b2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1b2) Gecko/20060831 BonEcho/2.0b2

pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords is not respected in the new preferences panel.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.set pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords to 'true'
2. tools > options > security

Actual Results:
'show password' button should not be present

Expected Results:
'show password' button is present

Comment 1

[larsg]

i am facing the exact same problem as described in this 13 years old bug report, so i cloned it.

the solution given in the old bug report doesn't work for me, but i'd guess something has changed since.

the pref simply has no effect - the button is not disabled or removed, no matter if i lock the pref.

removing the button via userChrome.css however does work (i've tested this on my firefox profile), but i can't deploy this file to new firefox profiles, as the default profile feature has been removed for whatever reason, so this workaround is not viable for me.

the button to show passwords must not be available at any time, this is a requirement from our privacy officers - so i hope something can be resolved here (other then just disabling the password manager).

Comment 2

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Attachment: Locked "Saved Logins..." button

Hi larsg,

I am able to get the button to be disabled if I set the pref and ensure I've locked it. After you lock the pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords preference, does it list itself as locked in about:config?

Here is a screenshot of about:preferences after I've set the pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords to true and locked the preference, with the button disabled.

Comment 3

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

ni?ing larsg for comment 2.

Comment 4

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

No update from larsg since the needinfo was set 10 days ago. Going to close this one out as INCOMPLETE.

larsg, if you're still hitting this bug, let us know, and check out the question in comment 2, and we can re-open the bug.