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Elliot Kirk
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Oct 29, 2019

Autofill Blog #2: Password Security

The last blog post on Autofill in Microsoft Edge received several comments and inquiries from readers on Password Storage and Security. We understand this is a subject of great interest and concern t...
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Kipopstok
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Oct 11, 2021

Hi Elliot Kirk, I noticed an issue with the MS password manager when a site uses a two-step verification with a password followed by a pin. I admit it's old fashioned that a site would use this i/o the MS or Google authenticator, but I have sites that do. This means I have to remember each time to ignore the Edge popup asking me to update my password, because if I do, it overwrites the password with the pin. It's a pain, but I don't expect MS to resolve this.

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    Suhrid_Palsule
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    Oct 12, 2021

    Kipopstok thanks for sharing this issue. Unfortunately, there are other cases as well where non-password entities are confused by the browser as passwords (One-time-passwords, Credit Card CVV numbers - to cite a few other examples) and lead to the same prompt showing. We would want to such experiences to be reduced to a minimum and make efforts to progress in that direction. 

    Please feel free to file feedback using Alt + Shift + I to share with us details of where you are experiencing this. Thanks!

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