Implement or reuse Firefox's or Chromium's login detector to detect and save new login

proneon267 · March 23, 2021, 1:24pm

Feature name

Name/Concept of the feature being requested:
Implement or reuse Firefox’s or Chromium’s login detector to detect and save new login

Feature function

What will this feature do differently?
Implement or Reuse the existing, well tested and well functioning login detection system to detect new or changed login info and ask the user to save the new info.
What benefits will this feature bring?
Smooth and effortless saving of new or changed login info, without any need for manual work by the developer or user. Most importantly, making BitWarden on par with the premium password managers.
Popularity for this feature is evident from the large number of issues, forum threads that relate to the problem that this feature aims to resolve.

Description

BitWarden’s login detection and saving functionality is crippled. BitWarden most of the times won’t detect new login info and won’t ask to save it. The workaround for this, disabling and re-enabling login detection system, is itself a bug.

The currently suggested method of overcoming this problem is to either manually copy and paste login info into BitWarden or report the sites which you are trying to use to the developers so that they can add specific fixes for each site.

The first approach is simply a security nightmare. Any decent piece of malware or virus will always try to monitor the user’s clipboard for usernames and passwords.
The second approach is simply impractical. There are probably infinite number of websites. Adding a specific fix for each website is a futile task. Many of these websites will also be shutdown in the future, but their fix will still remain, which is just wasteful.

Firefox and chromium are well known open source projects. Their built in password detection system works flawlessly across a multitude of websites, and every time ask the user for saving new login info. BitWarden should try to implement or reuse Firefox’s or Chromium’s login detection system, rather than trying to reinvent the wheel.

P.S. Any feedback on this issue about the possible obstacles, challenges or request for help is appreciated.

Related topics + references

New User can only add upto 2 links
So, here is one link and one link of pastebin having all the issues:

github.com/bitwarden/clients

Bitwarden does not prompt to save or update credentials

opened 09:39PM - 18 Feb 21 UTC

cscharf

enhancement ux browser

## Describe the Bug We are aware of many sites' login forms where the Bitward…en browser extension either on a single platform/browser or multiple will not prompt the user to save a new password or update an existing password. ## Expected Result When you enter new credentials into a login form, or register for a new user account on a site, you should be automatically prompted to save those credentials upon submission by the Bitwarden browser extension. When you update your password on a site and you have a matching login in your vault, you should be automatically prompted to update those credentials upon form submission. ## Actual Result This works sometimes, but not always and it can depend on _many, many_ factors. Some sites simply don't work, some don't work consistently and others who knows. This is what we're aiming to fix! ## Call to Action Below is a link to a Google Form that we have created for capturing information that will help us track down all of these login pages and registration forms where Bitwarden has failed to prompt you to save those credentials. You may submit as many as you like, just please help us help you and the community by providing meaningful information and only those sites/pages where it legitimately doesn't work. [Report failure of prompt to save credentials](https://forms.gle/tJXZSr4WwDqjq6vv5) If you've been sent to this issue because another issue you had open was closed as a duplicate, thank you for taking the time to submit the issue to us, however we truly need to track this under a single item in aggregate fashion so we can manage it holistically and ensure we're taking broad measures that will improve this behavior with the maximum benefit to all. Please consider using the linked form above to submit the prior sites you had reported in the issue closed.