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l4kr's avatar
l4kr
Occasional Contributor
7 months ago
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Support for Zen browser

Hi! There's this new browser called "Zen browser" It's based on Firefox but the 1password extension doesn't work with the desktop app 1Password Version: Not Provided Extension Version: N...
browser extension
feature request
windows
  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    19 days ago

    Hello everyone! 

    Thank you all for the continued feedback! For security reasons, the 1Password desktop app will by default only connect to supported browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Edge and Arc. If you're using a Mac then you can add Zen Browser as an additional browser to the desktop app: 

    1. Open and unlock the 1Password for Mac desktop app.
    2. Click on 1Password next to the  in the menu bar.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Click Browser.
    5. Click Add Browser and choose your browser from the Applications folder.

    We're not currently adding new supported browsers since that isn't a long-term and sustainable solution. The additional browsers feature is currently only available for the Mac. The team hopes to bring the custom browsers feature to 1Password on other platforms (like Windows) in the future.

    For the time being, you may still be able to use 1Password in Zen Browser on your Windows PC but you'll need to unlock it separately from the desktop app using your account password.  

    -Dave

George1pw's avatar
George1pw
Occasional Contributor
3 months ago

Dave,

You stated "No workaround exists. 1Password for Windows only connecting with supported browsers is an important security feature that allows the 1Password desktop app to make sure that it only ever communicates with a vetted safe browser with a genuine code signature and not a malicious app pretending to be that browser. "

With the utmost respect: why did 1Password create a workaround on Linux and MacOS but refuse to implement the same on Windows ? The angel in myself tells me this is to protect users as Windows is by default less secure. The devil in myself tells me the developers with their Linux machines like their more or less obscure browsers themselves (Vivaldi?) and created a quick workaround. It is hard to explain that creating an entry in the registry that is protected by UAC is less secure than creating a file in /etc/1password.

I'm not complaining as I use EndeavourOS as my daily driver but claiming the moral high ground is a bit problematic for me when the same risks exists on three OS-families but a workaround is provided on two of them.

Again, I say this with the utmost respect and I don't want to offend anyone. I just think people deserve an explanation why a workaround is provided on Linux and MacOS but not on Windows.

Kind regards,

George (customer since 2008)