The madest thing for me is that now other browsers integrate with platform keyring. Why not Firefox ?
- Since other browsers have it, political arguments are weak
- Since Quantum overhaul, technical one are weak too. Mozilla had an opportunity to deal with is issue that is a *major* usability and security issue.
Let's say FF displays the profile in a corner like Google Chrome. Let's say this could be associated with a FF Sync account. On profile switch, it could ask for password or not, depending on a user profile locking pref.
We already know the OS user is able to unlock all FF identifier stores, because this is how keyring work. But with a live (vs on startup) profile management, FF could offer the opportunity to manage switching.
Just my 2 cents, but 12 years on, it is time to look at what other successful browser are doing...
The madest thing for me is that now other browsers integrate with platform keyring. Why not Firefox ?
- Since other browsers have it, political arguments are weak
- Since Quantum overhaul, technical one are weak too. Mozilla had an opportunity to deal with is issue that is a *major* usability and security issue.
Let's say FF displays the profile in a corner like Google Chrome. Let's say this could be associated with a FF Sync account. On profile switch, it could ask for password or not, depending on a user profile locking pref.
We already know the OS user is able to unlock all FF identifier stores, because this is how keyring work. But with a live (vs on startup) profile management, FF could offer the opportunity to manage switching.
Just my 2 cents, but 12 years on, it is time to look at what other successful browser are doing...