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Bug 672573 - webapps: do not ask whether to store passwords
webapps: do not ask whether to store passwords
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: Web Applications
3.3.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Epiphany Maintainers
Epiphany Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-03-21 17:26 UTC by Jakub Steiner
Modified: 2016-03-29 18:43 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
web-view: Always save passwords in web app mode (1.29 KB, patch)
2016-02-29 16:26 UTC, Michael Catanzaro 		committed Details | Review

Description Jakub Steiner 2012-03-21 17:26:12 UTC 
While it makes perfect sense for general browsing, in the sandboxed web app world, we should not ask whether to store a password and just do it. The reasons to opt out of storing the password do not apply for when you have decided to create and store a web app on your system.
Comment 1 Diego Escalante Urrelo (not reading bugmail) 2012-03-26 18:24:32 UTC 
I am guessing that the user would only hit one or few password entries in a webapp.

Perhaps a login one, and then others for escaling privileges.

I wonder if it is OK to silently save passwords for the latter. I do not think it is a big deal, but something to consider anyway.
Comment 2 Michael Catanzaro 2016-02-29 16:26:41 UTC 
Created attachment 322672 [details] [review]
web-view: Always save passwords in web app mode

If you made a web app for the site, you surely want it to remember your
password. Don't bug the user about this.

This is a drive-by patch, I still need to test it before we commit it.
Comment 3 Michael Catanzaro 2016-03-29 18:42:56 UTC 
Attachment 322672 [details] pushed as 54e3742 - web-view: Always save passwords in web app mode
Comment 4 Michael Catanzaro 2016-03-29 18:43:47 UTC 
(In reply to Jakub Steiner from comment #0)
> While it makes perfect sense for general browsing, in the sandboxed web app
> world, we should not ask whether to store a password and just do it.

Note that we don't have sandboxing, but web pages can only access their own passwords, as always, so no matter.