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l4kr
New Contributor
1 year ago
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Support for Zen browser

Hi! There's this new browser called "Zen browser" It's based on Firefox but the 1password extension doesn't work with the desktop app 1Password Version: Not Provided Extension Version: N...
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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    2 months ago

    Hello folks, 

    I'm happy to share that you can now add Zen Browser as an additional browser to 1Password for Windows. Follow these steps: 

    1. Install 1Password in Zen Browser from the Firefox Browser Add-ons Store
    2. Add Zen Browser as an additional browser to 1Password: Connect additional browsers to the 1Password app


    A couple of notes:

    • Make sure that Zen Browser is installed system-wide with admin permissions in the C:\Program Files folder.
    • Zen Browser is not an officially supported browser and you might run into unexpected issues. If you see those same issues with a supported browser like Firefox then let us know by starting a new discussion and we can investigate.


    -Dave

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George1pw
Occasional Contributor
1 year ago

Dave,

You stated "No workaround exists. 1Password for Windows only connecting with supported browsers is an important security feature that allows the 1Password desktop app to make sure that it only ever communicates with a vetted safe browser with a genuine code signature and not a malicious app pretending to be that browser. "

With the utmost respect: why did 1Password create a workaround on Linux and MacOS but refuse to implement the same on Windows ? The angel in myself tells me this is to protect users as Windows is by default less secure. The devil in myself tells me the developers with their Linux machines like their more or less obscure browsers themselves (Vivaldi?) and created a quick workaround. It is hard to explain that creating an entry in the registry that is protected by UAC is less secure than creating a file in /etc/1password.

I'm not complaining as I use EndeavourOS as my daily driver but claiming the moral high ground is a bit problematic for me when the same risks exists on three OS-families but a workaround is provided on two of them.

Again, I say this with the utmost respect and I don't want to offend anyone. I just think people deserve an explanation why a workaround is provided on Linux and MacOS but not on Windows.

Kind regards,

George (customer since 2008)