Password protection for Profiles

 vangelis-agileactors  

I thought the same, so googled it and came to know that the feature did not exist

Well the thing is some devices could be used by multiple users. At the end I am not using different profiles for different mails etc. For my clients still using Edge in my only one profile, if I want to hide my browser history and use it without cookies or that kind of things I use private mode. But in general my family members don't need a laptop but sometimes they need it they use mine, so when they want to use browser to prevent to use my account it needs to be password protected just like video-on-demand companies do on family accounts in their applications. You don't need to set password for all your accounts if you don't want to set then don't set.

I work on a shared office computer where multiple users have access. Having a password protected profile would allow me to set up my profile the way I like it with the passwords for different sites saved and/or autofilled without worrying about other users accessing my accounts. When I do the main log in to access the computer as my work has set up I could then access my edge profile, login and have my set up ready to go. when I leave the computer I can feel confident that someone else isn't writing reports under my name

Deleted , Thank you for asking my opinion.

Where will it be useful?

• When someone borrows our computer, We don't want them to peek at our other profile.
• To keep the Profile safe (I think both points boils down to the same but...)

Entering password every time?

• When it comes to the point of entering the password each time, I agree that it won't be comfortable, but the idea here is to secure the profile.
• When I say password protection, You should provide a toggle in the Profile settings( To On and Off)
• The reason behind toggle is, We wont be giving our computer to others all the time, so we will opt for password protection only when we give it to others.

User experience?

• There might be people who use this feature all the time, so for person who uses it all the time, It would be good if you integrate the Windows hello instead of password.
• Even if you integrate the Windows Hello, you should give a choice to opt for Windows Hello or not.
• For something people want to protect , I think they don't look for comfort there.  (Though, as I mentioned we might not be using this all the time, and for the person who uses all the time, I'm positive that, one won't feel less convenient)

How should it function?(Of course you know this better than me)

• When we switch to a profile which is opted for password protection, It should prompt for a password or windows hello, then, when we enter the required fields correctly, the profile will switch.

Would you ideally want those passwords to be remembered by the other account? If so, wouldn't that negate any additional security?

• I didn't understand this question properly, but I'll try answering for what I understood, I don't want any account to remember this password( If I think I'll forget, I can save the password and hide it in the computer elsewhere, no one can figure it out)
• The passwords should not be associated with any account (they should be stored in a different location.)
• I don't know whether I answered this question correctly or not.

The picture is a prototype to understand my perspective.( this should happen when I click on my password protected profile)

 I hope, I answered your questions correctly and I hope to see this feature in Edge, Thank you 🙂