On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Gavin Sharp <ga...@gavinsharp.com> wrote: > Improved password management is one of the top-line initiatives that > we're currently discussing as a focus for Firefox in 2015, so you'll > probably hear more about it soon.
That's great to hear! We should definitely try to improve it as much as we can within the current constraints of what the web platform provides (i.e. mainly automatic form-fill). But it'd be great, both for web developers and users, if we tried to expand the capabilities of the web so that we can build even better experiences. Is that option being considered too? / Jonas > Gavin > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Chris Peterson <cpeter...@mozilla.com> wrote: >> On 10/21/14 8:28 PM, Doug Turner wrote: >>> >>> And, I think we can go a long way in fixing the password problem without >>> having to depend on custom hardware. I'd like to see us invest in >>> fixing/improving our built-in password manager and autofill in Firefox. >>> Many 3rd party password managers have made huge strides in reducing the >>> friction of creating unique high-entropy passwords without relaying on >>> custom hardware. I use such a product and it is a game changer -- I don't >>> know any of my password but the master password. >>> >>> So maybe before we write code to support a new token, we figure out what >>> the Firefox plan around password management is? >> >> >> btw, neither LastPass nor 1Password are e10s-compatible, which is a big risk >> for Firefox users. (See bugs 1008768 and 1042195, respectively.) >> >> Passwords are a major usability hassle and security risk. Password leaks >> even make mainstream news. Mozilla could be leading in this space with a >> strong story around password management that regular users could understand. >> And with Firefox Account integration between desktop and Android, it could >> be an opportunity to upsell Android users on Fennec. >> >> >> chris >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dev-platform mailing list >> dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org >> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
