1610808 - Prompt to save credentials is displayed for a split second for incorrect credentials submitted on HTTP basic auth

Status: NEW

(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect, P4)

Description

[Timea Cernea [:tbabos][inactive]]

Attachment: DoorhangerHTTP_log

Affected versions
Nightly 74.0a1 74.0a1 (2020-01-21) (64-bit)
Beta 73.0b8 (64-bit)
Release 72.0.2 (64-bit)

Affected platforms
Windows 10 x64
Ubuntu 18.04

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch Firefox
2. Go to https://jigsaw.w3.org/HTTP/Basic/
3. Fill in any invalid credentials and click Ok

Expected result
The authentication dialog is re-opened due to incorrect credentials
The credentials save prompt is NOT displayed at all for incorrect credentials

Actual Result
Prompt to save credentials is displayed for a split second

Regression-Range
It doesn't seem to be a regression, it can be reproduced back to FX61. Let me know if I should search further.

Comment 1

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

Yeah, this has always been a problem and HTTP auth isn't super common and therefore a low priority to fix.