Just downloaded and starting using LibreWolf as it is being lauded as a hardened we browser. I was wondering if there are any others out there who are knowledgeable as to if the 1Password Firefox extensions would work in LibreWolf. I do not know the internals of these browsers well enough to discern this on my own, but thought I would throw it out there in the community, hoping somebody with more experience would respond. I do know that there are the 2 types of extensions that 1password uses (local DB and the X version using remote calls), so any responses to this post can assume that I have that basic knowledge. 1Password Version: Not Provided Extension Version: Not Provided OS Version: Not Provided Referrer: forum-search:librewolf

Librewolf's stance on it is "we don't have a paid Apple Developer license and we don't want to support this signing mechanism that is put behind a paywall without providing significant gains". I think we should be able to use 'Trusted Browser' with whatever browser we want. That seems like the whole point of the feature. Pop up a warning or two so people know what they're getting themselves into. It's a security issue for us, not for you, right?

PaulDoesDev Thanks for the reply. Browsers are required to be codesigned before they can be added as a trusted browser so that other applications can't pretend to be that browser to 1Password. That being said, the team is exploring other ways that we can potentially satisfy this requirement in a safe and secure manner in the future and your feedback has been passed along internally. 🙂 -Dave

I definitely would love to use Librewolf, but there are many forks of both Chrome and Firefox that I find interesting. Additionally, given that I can: 1. Authenticate into my librewolf extension via master password 2. Authenticate into my 1password application via master password After I do this, I should be able to say that these should talk to one another (I understand the desire of not being able to do that before)

connorlanewhite Thank you for the feedback and for those additional details, I've shared your comments with the team internally. 🙂 -Dave

I use LibreWolf as a browser, which is a fork of Firefox with some tinkering under the hood to improve things like privacy, security etc. Because it's a fork of Firefox, I can install the 1Password extension for Firefox in LibreWolf. However, the browser extension and the full blown version of 1Password do not play nicely. It's like they're independent of each other. I can't use biometrics for example to unlock 1Password from the browser extension in LibreWolf, the option simply isn't there. Previously when I've unlocked 1Password from the main app, then the 1Password extension has also been unlocked; that isn't working either. So I'm having to enter in my password - which isn't the end of the world but it is somewhat annoying when you have biometrics available and that functionality exists on other browsers and even forks of those browsers. When I use Firefox - the above all works. I can use my fingerprint to unlock 1Password, directly from the browser. Brave is essentially a fork of Chrome - the 1Password extensions are exactly the same piece of software. Yet 1Password in Brave works exactly the same as it does on Chrome. Why doesn't the Firefox 1Password extension work for LibreWolf? Brave is Chrome, as LibreWolf is to Firefox. Are there any plans to officially support LibreWolf and allow things like unlocking with biometrics? Thanks, Lewys 1Password Version: 8.7.0 and 7.9.3 Extension Version: 2.3.0 OS Version: macOS 12.2

Is it possible to use the Firefox extension with the LibreWolf browser on Mac and Windows?

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1P_Dave
Moderator
10 months ago
itsTyrion and TheDave

I don't have any news to share at the moment. This is something that the team hopes to bring to Windows in the future but other features, bug fixes, and development work have taken priority so far.

-Dave
TheDave
Occasional Contributor
10 months ago
It's looking a lot like the lack of answer is the answer.
itsTyrion
New Contributor
10 months ago

Although I can't guarantee a timeline, we are working to get this feature available in Windows as well.
Let me know if you have any questions.

I have a question: Are there any news regarding Windows? I know the comment said "can't guarantee a timeline", but it's been ~11 months since then.
1P_Dave
Moderator
2 years ago
connorlanewhite

Thank you for the feedback and for those additional details, I've shared your comments with the team internally. 🙂

-Dave
connorlanewhite
New Contributor
2 years ago
I definitely would love to use Librewolf, but there are many forks of both Chrome and Firefox that I find interesting. Additionally, given that I can:
1. Authenticate into my librewolf extension via master password
2. Authenticate into my 1password application via master password

After I do this, I should be able to say that these should talk to one another (I understand the desire of not being able to do that before)
1P_Dave
Moderator
2 years ago
connorlanewhite

Welcome to the community! We typically keep details about possible new features and functionality pretty close to the chest until those features are ready for release but I can let the team know that you'd also find the ability to add unsigned browsers to 1Password useful.

Would you like to use LibreWolf with 1Password for Mac? Or are you using a different browser on a different platform? I'll add these details to the feature request that I'm filing on your behalf with the team internally. 🙂

-Dave

ref: PB-39332655
connorlanewhite
New Contributor
2 years ago
Hi 1P_Dave - re: "That being said, the team is exploring other ways that we can potentially satisfy this requirement in a safe and secure manner in the future." Could you speak to some of the ways the team is exploring? Perhaps the community could comment on them for feedback?
1P_Dave
Moderator
2 years ago
LeeButler

Thanks for the reply. As far as I'm aware, it's not possible for Firefox extensions to request and use biometric authentication by themselves. To unlock 1Password in the browser, the 1Password desktop app must be installed and the browser extension has to be trusted by the desktop app in order to facilitate communication between the desktop app and the browser extension.

The "shared locked state" between the desktop app and the browser allows you to use biometrics, or your Apple Watch, to unlock both the desktop app and the browser extension at the same time. If you're only using the browser extension, or you're using a browser that isn't trusted by the desktop app, then you'll need to unlock 1Password in the browser using your account password.

-Dave
LeeButler
New Contributor
2 years ago
Apologies, I didn't mean bio-metric authentication but rather 'system authentication'.
LeeButler
New Contributor
2 years ago
1P_Dave

The 1Password MacOS app allows me to unlock the app using my TouchID (MacBookAir/M1). Using a browser with a 1Password extension that can communicate with the app (e.g. Firefox, Chrome), that TouchID unlock works for both the app and the extension (not news to you...).

When the extension cannot communicate with the app (e.g. LibreWolf) then I need to enter my 1Password every time I have to unlock the extension. I use an 8 word remember-able passphrase and it is annoying under these circumstances.

I was hoping that there is a Firefox extension can request a bio-metric authentication the way that the app does. I am not an active developer any longer so I have no idea if that is possible, that would ease the non-connection issue...