1691669 - [argos.co.uk][Login][false-positive] Password generation is offered on the login password field

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Password Manager: Site Compatibility, defect)

Description

[Andrei Purice]

Attachment: argos.jpg

Affected Versions:

Nigthly 87.0a1 (2021-02-08)
Beta 86.0b7
Release 85.0.1

Tested On:
Windows 10x64

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Go to argos.co.uk Login form: https://www.argos.co.uk/account/login?clickOrigin=header:home:account
2. Click on the My Password field

Expected:
Password generation should not be displayed for this field.

Actual:
Password generation is offered on the login password field.

Notes:

Reproducible on Chrome? Yes.
Field attribute:
<input type="password" name="currentPassword" class="form-control" id="current-password" autocomplete="new-password" data-bdd-test-id="currentPasswordInputField" data-min-length="6" aria-autocomplete="list">
Regression : Not a recent regression since this was not working from the point when we enabled password generation in FX70.

Comment 1

[Tim Giles [:tgiles] | OOO Nov 25-29]

Argos uses the autocomplete="new-password" attribute, which is a clear sign to password managers to provide assistance in creating a secure password.

Comment 3

[Dimi Lee [:dimi]]

Close this bug because this is the expected behavior.