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Gombi
Gombi

Reputation: 45

"Basic authentication" in Edge browser

"Basic authentication" in Edge browser doesn't have an option to save the password. When the browser closes and reopens, the user has to re-enter the password.

Does anyone have any fix for this?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 13430

Answers (2)

pyxidata
pyxidata

Reputation: 131

The checkbox to save the credentials will appear in Edge if you put the site in the Trusted sites zone.

Upvotes: 1

Mario
Mario

Reputation: 36537

It's still there and it's still working, they just removed the checkbox from those dialog windows (from both Microsoft Edge as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer), making adding new credentials a bit more complicated.

The basics behind the scenes are still the same and it's indeed possible to still add those credentials so you don't have to enter them again (i.e. restore the old behavior):

  • Open the classic Control Panel.
  • Click on User Accounts.
  • Click on Credential Manager.
  • Pick the right tab, Windows Credentials

Here you'll find three lists of passwords. What you'll want is the third/bottom one: On the right side there's a link to add new credentials, click it.

As address, write down the domain name, e.g. example.com. You might also add a port, e.g. example.com:443 to prevent the credentials from being sent over unsecure connections by accident (see the link in Patrick's answer). The username/password field are obvious of course.

Upvotes: 5

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