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Longevity shouldn't be too much of a concern: Lockbox is effectively a client for Firefox Sync, and Sync is a core Firefox product offering. As for Chrome, sin
by callahad 8y ago
Longevity shouldn't be too much of a concern: Lockbox is effectively a client for Firefox Sync, and Sync is a core Firefox product offering.
As for Chrome, since Lockbox is an explicit move to extend Firefox Sync's utility beyond just Firefox, I wouldn't at all be surprised to see a browser extension at some point in the future. However, I have no actual knowledge of the Lockbox team's roadmap. Just seems reasonable. :-)
Heck, all the APIs (and repos) are open, so someone sufficiently motivated could build that right now.
- johnchristopher 8y ago> Longevity shouldn't be too much of a concern: Lockbox is effectively a client for Firefox Sync, and Sync is a core Firefox product offering. Yeah, but Google sunset a mail app last week so... You never know. Now I wonder what does lockbox bring to the table because my passwords I already shared between mobile and desktop through sync ? edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19492386 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19492386 Ah, I see. Google chrome gets access to it.
- callahad 8y ago> what does lockbox bring to the table because my passwords I already shared between mobile and desktop through sync ? Lockbox makes those passwords accessible outside of Firefox. It implements Android's autofill API, so you can, for example, use it to log into native apps on Android. You can also use it to access your passwords when you're using other browsers, which is especially important with the rise of in-app browsers.
- oarsinsync 8y ago> > Longevity shouldn't be too much of a concern: Lockbox is effectively a client for Firefox Sync, and Sync is a core Firefox product offering. > Yeah, but Google sunset a mail app last week so... You never know. Yeah, but the mail app Google sunset wasn't a core product offering, so... You never know.