I have set a primary password on my browser. Due to which, whenever I open my browser, the first thing it does is ask for primary password. I wish this to happen only when I am accessing the passwords or when a site is autofilling it[ thus, necessitating the unlocking of the vault].

Is there a way to disable it at the browser start? I went through an old StackOverflow thread but no solution there. There used to be an extension called MasterPassword that solved this but the link seems to be broken now.

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      8 months ago

      While I don’t have the solution OP is looking for, Bitwarden will provide the functionality OP is wanting.

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        Yes, you are correct. Bitwarden or any password manager worth it’s salt will do the job. I used to be on Keepass [the fork KeepassXC is quite good now] some years before. That being said, I thought there might be some simple about:config toggle to resolve the condition. I also wish more sites supported 2FA so that passwords stopped being the only point of vulnerability.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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    8 months ago

    I wish this to happen only when I am accessing the passwords or when a site is autofilling it

    This used to be the default behavior several years ago, I’m not sure why it was changed

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    8 months ago

    Indeed the solution is to use a proper password manager. I have been using both 1Password and Dashlane for years, could recommend the first one. But I would strongly recommend Proton Pass instead, even though it doesn’t have all the features yet (give them a few months)