1622304 - The operating system’s authentication dialog is not triggered on MacOS 10.11.6 and MacOs 10.9.5 after clicking on the Show Password/ Edit/ Copy buttons

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: about:logins, defect, P1)

Description

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 76.0a1 (Build ID: 20200313095322)

[Affected Platforms]:

• Mac 10.11.6
• Mac 10.9.5

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a profile with at least one saved login.
• Have an OS password set.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the latest Nightly Firefox browser.
2. Navigate to the “about:logins” page and select a saved password.
3. Click on the “Show Password” or ”Copy” or “Edit” button from the login item.
4. Observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:

• The operating system’s authentication dialog is displayed.

[Actual result]:

• Nothing happens. The operating system’s authentication dialog is triggered.

[Notes]:

• The issue is also reproducible if trying to check the “Use a master password” option from “about:preferences#privacy” page.
• The issue is not reproducible on older Nightly versions where this functionality is not available.
• Attached a screen recording with the issue: link.

Comment 1

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

[Tracking Requested - why for this release]: New snooping protection feature not working properly and could cause negative reactions.

Can you attach Browser Console output please?

Comment 2

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

I have retested this issue using the latest Firefox Nightly, and unfortunately, no errors are displayed on the browser console when clicking on the Show password/Edit/Copy button.

Comment 3

[Jared Wein [:jaws] (please needinfo? me)]

Attachment: Bug 1622304 - Drop support for the OS auth dialog on macOS <= 10.11 due to various issues. r?MattN

Given our low usage numbers on these old versions of macOS and after consulting with Sandy we've decided supporting these older versions of macOS is not in our current best interests.

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/37346c62c111
Drop support for the OS auth dialog on macOS <= 10.11 due to various issues. r=MattN

Comment 5

[Cosmin Sabou [:CosminS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/37346c62c111

Comment 6

[Simona Rosu [:srosu], Ecosystem QA]

Unfortunately, due to the Covid 19 outbreak all Softvision employees are working from home. This means that we don't have access to all the hardware and software necessary to verify this bug (e.g. machines with macOS 10.9.5 and 10.11.6).

@MattN do you know if anyone has the necessary macOS versions and time to verify this issue? Otherwise, I’m going to leave a needinfo on myself and will verify the issue once I return to the office.

Comment 7

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

I don't know but the fix is pretty straightforward that there's no rush to verify it so don't worry too much about it.

Comment 8

[Oana Botisan, Desktop QA]

I verified the fix using Mac OS 10.11 on latest Nightly 76.0a1 and the bug is not reproducing anymore. The password can be edited, copied and seen.