1813156 - Expose Secure Password Generator

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Fenix :: Logins, enhancement)

Description

[Jeff Boek [:boek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/5661.

Why/User Benefit/User Problem

When Users Make Registering in a site they need password and may they save a weak one so the password generator help them a lot.

What/Requirements

secure algorithms to make sure passwords are safe for example:

Format based on Chromium:
i. 15 characters long
ii. At least one of each of:
"abcdefghijkmnpqrstuvwxyz"; // no 'l' or 'o'
"ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ"; // no 'I' or 'O'
"23456789"; // no '1' or '0'
iii. Then fill the remaining 11 characters with a random selection of the 4 categories above.
iv. Randomly shuffle the order of the characters we’ve chosen

Acceptance Criteria (how do I know when I’m done?)

you must open a site for example wikipedia or bugzilla then fill user name and when you click on password textbox an option must visible on top of the keyboard like Suggest strong password and must create a unique password.

┆Issue is synchronized with this Jira Task

Change performed by the Move to Bugzilla add-on.

Comment 1

[heraldo]

It is problematic that Firefox on Android can be set for Autofill, but cannot handle new accounts creation in browser and apps.
Please fix this as it is a Parity with Chrome issue.

Comment 2

[Alexandra Virvara]

Since the algorithm for generating a secure password is already written in Gecko, it makes more sense to expose that method in Android, instead of writing a new one

Comment 3

[Alexandra Virvara]

This issue will be fixed when https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1853268 is implemented. Our current Android implementation already receives the generated password from GV, but we haven't used it.