Safari will not save passwords now

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Safari will not save passwords now

Safari on my MBPro will no longer (if it ever did) ask me if I want to save a new password once I enter it for a secure site. I want that saved so I can use autofill. I recently got my MacPro to do this for sites that do not want you to auto log on, but that is not working on my laptop. What do I set to see the 'save password?' windowwhen I enter one for the first time? You can not enter a mappword manually in the preferences.

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), MPro, MBookPro iPad iPhone iMacs

Posted on Jan 27, 2014 9:31 AM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Jan 27, 2014 11:14 AM in response to JG Here

Some websites direct the browser not to autofill login credentials. You can sometimes override that directive in Safari 7 or later by selecting

Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Passwords

from the menu bar and checking the box marked

Allow AutoFill even for websites that request passwords not be saved

Autofill may still not work on some sites.

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Answer 2

JG Here Author

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Jan 28, 2014 2:55 PM in response to Linc Davis

Turns out I needed to update to the latest 10.8.5 and set security prefs to get the passwords window to show the optional additional line allowing me to check the box to save passwords for sites that don't want me to. It worked!

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Answer 3

Apr 8, 2014 7:36 AM in response to JG Here

>"set security prefs"

What security prefs did you have to set to get the option to show? It shows on one portable but not the other.

Thanks

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Answer 4

JG Here Author

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Apr 8, 2014 10:58 AM in response to Christian Riley

On my iMac at work it is not ahowing that now. Don't know why. That option sems elusive....

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Answer 5

mdlemay

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Apr 28, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Christian Riley

The settings that need to be changed are:

- On a Mac, your user account must have a password, and your account must be set to ask for a password when waking up from sleep (System Preferences > Security). You may need to set a screen saver too.

- On an iOS device, you must enable Passcode Lock.

As for the checkbox labelled "Allow AutoFill even for websites that request passwords not be saved", it has been removed from Safari 7.0.3 or later (and IOS 7.1 or later). If your device has proper security settings (see above), then this feature will automatically be turned on.

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Answer 6

JG Here Author

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Apr 28, 2014 12:55 PM in response to mdlemay

That explains it!

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