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This document provides information about the Password details card of the MySafe extension and the Add password and Edit password screens.
The Passwords section of the MySafe extension's home screen shows a list of passwords stored by the user or shared with them. Each password is represented by its own card. By default, the cards are shown in a compact format. Clicking the password name expands the card to show more detailed information about the password and provides options to perform actions such as editing, copying, and disabling.
Prerequisites
- An active password. More information in How to manage passwords using the MySafe extension.
Path to access
- Click the MySafe extension in the browser's toolbar.
- In the bottom menu, click MySafe.
- Under Passwords, click the desired password.
Compact password card
The following table displays the information and actions available for the password card in its compact format.
| Item | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Password identification name. |
| Go to URL | Button | Directs to the website where the password is registered. |
| Fill credentials | Button | Searches for login fields on the current site and fills them with the selected password's details. If login fields cannot be identified, the error message “Could not fill login fields” is displayed. |
| Copy password | Button | Copies the password to the clipboard. |
Expanded password card
The following table displays the information and actions available for the password card in its expanded format.
| Item | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| URL | Text | Website address where the password is used. |
| Username | Text | Username associated with the password. |
| Tags | Text | Keywords associated with the password. |
| TOTP | Text | Temporary token linked to the password, used as an additional factor in multi-factor authentication (MFA). A timer icon shows the countdown for generating a new TOTP, which occurs automatically every 30 seconds. Note: available if a secret key was configured during the password's creation or editing. |
| Copy username | Button | Copies the username associated with the password to the clipboard. |
| Copy password | Button | Copies the password to the clipboard. |
| Copy TOTP | Button | Copies the generated token to the clipboard. Note: available if a secret key was provided when adding or editing the password. |
| Edit password | Button | Opens the Edit Password screen. Note: available if the user has permission to edit the password. |
| Disable | Button | Opens a pop-up confirmation to disable the password, with the Yes or No options. |
Add/Edit password screens
The Add Password and Edit Password screens share the same fields.
Path to access the Add password screen
- Click the MySafe extension in the browser's toolbar.
- In the bottom menu, click Add item.
Path to access the Edit password screen
- Click the MySafe extension in the browser's toolbar.
- In the bottom menu, click MySafe.
- Under Passwords, click the desired password card and select Edit.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name* | Text field | Yes | Password identification name. |
| URL* | Text field | Yes | Website address where the password will be used. Note: this field is automatically filled in with the address of the website accessed during password creation. |
| Username* | Text field | Yes | Username associated with the password. |
| Password* | Text field | Yes | The password being created or edited. |
| Show | Button | No | Shows or hides the entered password. |
| Generate | Button | No | Automatically generates a password based on defined criteria. |
| Configure | Button | No | Sets the following password criteria: Length, Numbers, Symbols, Uppercase, and Lowercase letters. |
| Password strength | Progress bar | No | Indicates the password's strength. - Very strong password: four green bars. - Strong password: three green bars. - Medium password: two yellow bars. - Weak password: one red bar. |
| Secret | Text field | No | Secret key used to generate a temporary token (TOTP - Time-based One-Time Password) for accounts with multi-factor authentication. Note: the secret key must be at least 10 characters long and include uppercase letters A-Z and numbers 2-7. |
| Show/Hide | Button | No | Shows or hides the secret key. |
| QR code | Button | No | Scans the secret key generated from a QR code. |
| Tags | Text field | No | Keywords to categorize the password. |
| Note | Text field | No | General information about the password. |
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