Apple has released the official iCloud Passwords extension for Firefox to enable fans of Mozilla’s browser to sync and use saved passwords from their iCloud Keychain.
Once installed through the Firefox Browser Add-Ons website, the extension lets you access any saved passwords from your iCloud Keychain, right in the Firefox browser, and use its built-in autofill feature to securely fill them when signing in to websites.
When you create a new login password for a website in Firefox, the extension will automatically save it to iCloud so that you can use it across your other devices with iCloud Keychain set up. On top of that, you can generate one-time verification codes for websites that use two-factor authentication (2FA) as an additional layer of security. The extension makes it a cinch to set up verification codes for a website by right-clicking on a QR code.
For security reasons, all iCloud Passwords extensions require permission to access your iCloud Keychain, and this one is no exception. Selecting a password field on a website will prompt you to enter a six-digit verification code generated by your Mac to authorize access. You must do this once for every browsing session, like when you quit and re-launch Firefox.
There’s just one problem. The extension is currently only available on Mac computers and doesn’t yet support Windows. “The iCloud Passwords extension is compatible with macOS Sonoma or later,” reads Apple’s description. “It is not available for Windows at this time.”
Apple didn’t actually create the extensions. According to a message on the extension’s GitHub page, Apple has purchased the extension from the original developer and is “now the sole owners in charge of maintaining their own official iCloud Passwords extension.”
Windows PC owners who don’t use Firefox will need to fall back on other solutions until Apple updates the extension to work on Windows. In the meantime, there’s the official iCloud Passwords add-on for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Or, you may want to sync your passwords using the iCloud for Windows app and manage them in the iCloud Passwords Windows app that comes with it.
Source: Firefox Browser Add-Ons via MacRumors
