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OS: Linux
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Type: Bug



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Able to see the passwords without entering Administrator password.

Project Member Reported by msrchandra@chromium.org, Aug 25 2017

Issue description

Chrome Version: 62.0.3196.0
OS: Linux 14.04.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
(1) Launch Chrome and log into Facebook and Gmail with valid Credentials and Save Password from bubble.
(2) Navigate to chrome://settings/passwords and under saved passwords click on Show password.


What is the expected result?
User should be prompted with Password pop-up asking for system password.


What happens instead?
No password prompt is asked when clicked on show password.

Note: Also saved password for a banking site and was able to view the password.

This issue is specific to Linux only.
On Mac and Windows the password pop-up is displayed at where System password has to be entered for viewing passwords.
Attaching screencast for reference.
This is a Non-Regression Issue seen from M50# 50.0.2624.0. Could some one from Browser team or security team please look into the issue and provide an update.

Thanks in Advance.

 
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Comment 1 by battre@chromium.org, Aug 25 2017

Labels: -Pri-1 -M-62 Pri-3
Status: Available (was: Untriaged)
This is a known feature gap on Linux that is just low on the priority list.
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Comment 2 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Aug 27

Labels: Hotlist-Recharge-Cold
Status: Untriaged (was: Available)
This issue has been Available for over a year. If it's no longer important or seems unlikely to be fixed, please consider closing it out. If it is important, please re-triage the issue.

Sorry for the inconvenience if the bug really should have been left as Available.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot
Status: Available (was: Untriaged)

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