Opera asks for my fingerprint when I try to see my passwords
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DavidLowel64 last edited by leocg
Hi,
When I try to access settings, personal data, then I try to click on passowrds, opera is asking me for my fingerprint or pin to my phone. Opera doesn't have my pin nor my finger print. Why does it want it?
No browser before asked me to do that before so kind of strange and scary opera wants my fingerprint or pin to my phone so I can access my own passwords. -
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by sgunhouse
@DavidLowel64 Opera asks the OS to encrypt and decrypt your passeords, so the OS will ask for whatever sort of identification the system is set for when you try to view your passwords. In reality Opera isn't asking you for anything, it is the system which does so. Same on desktops.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@DavidLowel64 You never used Chrome or other Chromium based browser, then?
Because Chromium encrypts your saved passwords using your OS login credentials and that's why your fingerprint/PIN is asked.
By the way, that dialog asking for the fingerprint comes from Android.
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DavidLowel64 last edited by
@leocg I have used other browsers but never really tried to click on passwords. Just tried vivaldi is does the same didn't know before and been using vivaldi for years.
Installed opera few days ago and it works pretty well. Would change few things like add home button to a bottom bar or at least homepage shortcut option in the address bar, make smaller context menu when you click on for example video link inside Webpage and add back chrome flags and some settings to modify homepage change size and shape of the speed dial icons.
Opera uses about the same amount of ram as vivaldi. But vivaldi after few days of browsing will fill up data folder sometimes to 1gb and you can't really delete it as it will wipe all setting and flags.
And I like aria
and that ads in opera are actually blocked.Anyways I understand now how it works thanks for the answers
Greetings
