Extension requires password on every interaction

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Extension requires password on every interaction

Closed this issue a year ago · 8 comments

Issue #121 didn't quiet solve the problem in my case.
The wallet extension app still prompts the user for a password on every interaction.

when opening the wallet via UI icon in the browser
when making requests via API

Setup:

Chromium Version 113.0.5672.126
Ubuntu 22.04 (64-bit)

Answer 1 · 2023-06-21T21:40:11.000Z

Hi @rikublock,
Thank you, we are gonna work on it.

Answer 2 · 2023-07-06T18:57:41.000Z

Issue is now moved to IN PROGRESS

Answer 3 · 2023-07-16T07:51:31.000Z

Issue is now moved to IN PROGRESS

Great. Were you able to reproduce it ? Let me know, if you need more details.

Answer 4 · 2023-07-16T08:40:19.000Z

Yes, I was able to reproduce it, it's my priority ticket.
Thank you for the help.

Answer 5 · 2023-07-25T09:41:14.000Z

Hello @rikublock , the feature has been released to the Chrome store 👍
Now you will have a 30 minutes session when you check the box on the login page.

Answer 6 · 2023-07-31T08:44:10.000Z

Hello @rikublock , the feature has been released to the Chrome store +1 Now you will have a 30 minutes session when you check the box on the login page.

That did resolve my problems. Here some minor remarks:

Personally, I find the unlock checkbox a bit annoying and would prefer, if the wallet just unlocks for a certain amount of time. I guess I'm just used to that behavior, because most other wallets do it that way (e.g. Metamask, WalletConnect, etc.). Could be nice to at least remember the previous checkbox setting.
It would be helpful to have an IsLocked(): boolean API to quickly check, if the extension is currently locked without creating any popup windows. If you like, I could probably throw a PR together for this.

That's sort of the use case that started the initial issue:
Restore web app state after page refresh (e.g. load current address and network). However, we would want to avoid poping up extension windows without explicit user interaction at all cost (bad UX). If the wallet is currently unlock, we can request that information, otherwise no.

Answer 7 · 2023-08-01T17:44:34.000Z

Thank you @rikublock for the feedback, it's noted, we'll keep you posted 👍

Answer 8 · 2023-08-07T09:33:55.000Z

Hello @rikublock , we have released a new version to the Chrome store. Now on login, the extension remembers the previous setting of the 30 minutes session checkbox. 👍