Disable a Browser's Built-in Password Manager
If you’re new to PassageWay, it’s likely that the web browser you use has been saving and auto-filling your passwords. Most web browsers enable this by default, but experts generally agree that built-in password managers are more vulnerable than dedicated solutions like PassageWay.
For that reason, and because an active built-in password manager can interfere with your PassageWay experience, we recommend disabling your web browser’s built-in password manager.
Learn how to disable the built-in password manager for major browsers:
Tip
Lots of modern browsers, including Edge, Opera, and Brave, use a Google Chrome framework called “Chromium”. If you’re using one of those browsers, use the Chrome/Chromium instructions.
Chrome/Chromium
In Chrome or any Chromium-based browser (e.g. Edge, Opera, Brave), navigate to the Passwords page by entering chrome://settings/passwords in the address bar, substituting chrome for your browser name (e.g. brave://settings/passwords).
On this page, toggle off both the Offer to save passwords option and the Auto Sign-in option:
This page will also list any Saved Passwords that are being stored by the browser:
If you haven’t already saved these passwords in PassageWay, export them to prepare for future import to PassageWay. Once exported, you should delete these passwords from the browser’s storage.
Firefox
In Firefox, navigate to Preferences → Privacy & Security and scroll down to the Logins and Passwords section. In this section, uncheck all the pre-checked options:
You should also find out which Logins Firefox has already saved by selecting the Saved Logins… button:
If you haven’t already saved these passwords in PassageWay, export them for future import to PassageWay. Once exported, you should Remove these passwords from Firefox.
Safari
In Safari, open Preferences from the menu bar and navigate to the AutoFill tab. On this tab, uncheck all the pre-checked options:
You should also find out which Passwords Safari has already saved by navigating to the Passwords tab:
If you haven’t already saved these passwords in PassageWay, create Login items in PassageWay for these passwords. Once all saved passwords are in PassageWay, Remove these passwords from Safari.
Vivaldi
In Vivaldi, open the Vivaldi Settings window and select Privacy from the left-hand navigation. Scroll down to the Passwords section and uncheck the Save Webpage Passwords option:
You should also find out which passwords Vivaldi has already saved by selecting the Show Saved Passwords button:
If you haven’t already saved these passwords in PassageWay, create Login items in PassageWay for these passwords. Once all saved passwords are in PassageWay, remove these passwords from Vivaldi by right-clicking on each and selecting Delete Password.
Tor
Despite sharing roots with Firefox, Tor is a unique in that it doesn’t save your Logins by default. If you haven’t manually configured Tor to save and autofill logins, you’re already all set.
If you did, navigate to the Passwords page by entering about:preferences#privacy in the address bar, and scroll down to the Logins and Passwords section. Toggle off all the options that you had checked:
You should also find out which Logins Tor has already saved by selecting the Saved Logins… button:
If you haven’t already saved these passwords in PassageWay, create Login items in PassageWay for these passwords. Once all saved passwords are in PassageWay, Remove these passwords from Tor.