288163 - Password Manager Login Remotely Cleared

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 220022

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Jerry Baker]

20050325 trunk

When I first log in to my Web host's Cpanel, Firefox throws the log in dialog
which includes the checkbox to have the login stored in the password manager. If
I log in successfully with that box checked, Firefox does indeed remember the
password. HOWEVER, if I log out of Cpanel, and back in again, Firefox clears the
stored password from the password manager without my permission. I suspect that
the method use to log out of Cpanel is causing Firefox to clear the stored data
out of the password manager, but that should never happen without explicit user
instruction.

Comment 1

[Jerry Baker]

I find it disconcerting that there is a method for a site to clear my password
cache without my permission. This is still happening.

Comment 2

[Jerry Baker]

I think it's a case where trying to be helpful is hurtful. It looks lik Firefox is trying to be helpful by removing a stored login when using it fails. The way the cpanel application works is that after you log out, the next http auth request will fail. Presumably this is to cause the browser to prompt for the password again. In Firefox's case, it makes the browser drop the password from Password Manager. This isn't good for me. I have to be very careful not to log in twice during the same session lest I lose my logon info.

Comment 3

[Dorian]

I have the same problem with firefox 1.5 and mozilla 1.8.0.
In site using phpmyadmin, when I log in, the password for is stored correctly in the password list. But it's erased as soon as I clik on Log out in phpmyadmin. And if multiple passwords are stored for the same site, they are all erased at once. As long as I don't log out through the phpmyadmin interface the passwords stay in the list. 

Comment 4

[Nelson Bolyard (seldom reads bugmail)]

Sounds like a duplicate of bug 220022

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 220022 ***