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Chromium browsers can install an iCloud Keychain web extensions with macOS Sonoma now

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[-] ItsaB3AR@sh.itjust.works 38 points 11 months ago

This is good, but a bit late for me. I already moved to Bitwarden for passwords and 2FA. I also don’t expect this to work on my Linux PC.

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

How is bitwarden for Android? I tried Roboform, and I could almost never get it to autofill passwords on Android. Eventually I just gave up on it completely.

[-] Carter@feddit.uk 6 points 11 months ago

Autofill on Android is just generally terrible. Password fields are basically never recognised.

[-] liam_galt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Works really well in my experience. Every once in awhile something won't be recognized but no more than on desktop.

[-] weedwhacking@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

I would love this for Firefox

[-] ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Agreed - I’m ready to bail on safari but don’t want to use chromium

[-] money_loo@geddit.social 2 points 11 months ago

I just exported my iCloud password into a csv file on a MacBook, then imported that file into Firefox.

[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

The Keychain integration is done through a Chrome/Edge browser extension developed by Apple. Hopefully they will also port it to Firefox.

Apple has made an iCloud Bookmarks extension for Firefox which is still supported, so hopefully a Keychain extension will follow.

[-] gabmartini@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Good to know, Apple's security and privacy settings are good... giving the fact that they DON'T share any information that they harvest from you, which is a completely different thing than NOT harvesting at all. They like their customers data so much that they embedded encryption tools in their dedicated hardware design.

Regarding the Apple Password Manager, it is a good tool but ultimately I prefer to self host a solution agnostic to a company in which I hold no ability to speak or vote on their future. I recommend Bitwarden and a VPN (Wireguard) to access your vault.

[-] theleft_side@mastodon.social 3 points 11 months ago

@gabmartini @iwidji I really appreciate bitwarden but I’m not self hosting my own instance. I enjoy the fact that even without the needing to pay it’s multi device at the same time.

[-] wellnowletssee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

If Gabriel is hosting the password file at home e.g. then this requires a VPN to sync your data when out and about.

[-] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Port forwarding? Just put nginx in front of it or something, no VPN required.

[-] nix@merv.news 2 points 11 months ago

Why do you need a vpn to access your vault?

[-] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly, port forwarding + nginx or your proxy of choice for SSL and you’re done.

[-] techgearwhips@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I'll stick to the Keepass ecosystem in my devices

[-] muertinez@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

need this and apple pay integration for firefox pls.

also whatever happened to that news about firefox and other browsers gearing up for non-safari based versions of ios apps? or did i misremember

[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

iCloud Keychain integration in Sonoma is provided by an Apple developed browser extension, it's up to Apple to develop one for Firefox.

Mozilla said they were working on a Firefox port to iOS, but I don't suppose anything will be properly released until Apple opens iOS to third party software sources.

[-] DrinkBoba@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Good for normal people, I use Bitwarden though and don’t intend on switching. This is a win for the masses however.

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

This has been the main thing keeping me from switching to keychain full time from Bitwarden. That and password syncing with a spouse

[-] Rhapsody@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Good to hear for people that are tightly interwoven with Apple’s ecosystem and have been using it, more options is always good. I’ve personally been using 1Password on my Apple devices (which integrates nicely on iOS with Face ID and very well on my 2019 MBP with Touch ID).

[-] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I’m a big fan of 1Password also. I make good use of the shared vaults in my family account.

[-] SnowGlobal@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Will this work on only Mac, or can I install the extension on my work laptop Edge browser too? That would be essential for me to be able to use it cross platform.

this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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