[HN Gopher] Apple Releases iCloud Passwords Add-On for Firefox
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       Apple Releases iCloud Passwords Add-On for Firefox
        
       Author : frizlab
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2024-12-04 18:01 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | snapcaster wrote:
       | This is great! constantly annoyed at not having this
        
       | Someone1234 wrote:
       | While a welcome addition, it doesn't move the needle for me
       | personally.
       | 
       | I like my passwords to be cross platform, easily exportable, and
       | plus this puts too many eggs into the Apple basket. Currently, no
       | Android support, and you need a Mac to export your passwords into
       | a CSV.
       | 
       | I'll stick to Bitwarden until Enshittification takes them. Still
       | feel like Bitwarden's Firefox addon hasn't received many
       | improvements since I started using it years ago, still annoying
       | when it loses focus and closes while copying credentials out.
        
       | dblitt wrote:
       | Note that this requires native iCloud support on the host
       | machine, so macOS or the iCloud app on Windows (no Linux support)
        
       | foolfoolz wrote:
       | i have used many password managers over the years and am now 100%
       | only on icloud. it isn't the best (i would love custom
       | attributes), but it's the best to sync it to my icloud account
       | 
       | if they could do this on windows i would be very happy
        
         | riscy wrote:
         | There is iCloud for Windows:
         | https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud-windows/what-is-iclou...
        
       | great_psy wrote:
       | Does this lower the protection iCloud offers ?
       | 
       | Currently you need to use biometric or password to access your
       | keys.
       | 
       | If you use the extension will it make a copy of the passwords
       | locally, or does it still require biometric on every password
       | access ?
       | 
       | Also would be nice to have logs and see exactly which passwords
       | re being retrieved by the add on. I know it's apple made but
       | still feels like an extra vector.
        
         | talldayo wrote:
         | I don't know if it's _possible_ for iCloud 's security to go
         | any lower: https://www.xda-developers.com/icloud-windows-
         | photos-from-st...
        
       | Bondi_Blue wrote:
       | Since this lacks support for Firefox on Linux, using the built-in
       | password manager with a Firefox account still feels like the
       | easiest cross-platform solution.
        
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