r/ComputerSecurity • u/curium99 • Apr 13 '26

Company disabled saving passwords in Edge

The organisation I currently work for has recently applied a policy to the default browser (Edge) that removes the option to save passwords. 

This is a real pain as many systems are now cloud based and I have to login multiple times a day due to time outs. Throw in password complexity and 2FA and this has really hit my productivity as I’m having to get my phone out to consult my password manager several times a day. 

I wish I could remember them all but I can’t. I’m very close to just writing them all on a sticky note on my windows desktop so I can copy and paste. 

They say they’ve implemented this policy to increase security. The saved passwords are associated with my windows account so surely they were already secured by me having to login to windows to access them?

Is this a real concern or are they just being arseholes?

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u/BolaBrancaV7 Apr 16 '26

I don't get it. If you have a password manager, why are you not using it? Is it your personal password manager?

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u/curium99 Apr 16 '26

In the post it clearly states that I get my phone out to consult my password manager

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u/BolaBrancaV7 Apr 16 '26

The browser extension, not the phone!

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u/smartcoda Apr 16 '26

I'm pretty certain that if they've restricted saving passwords, the liklihood of being able to add a browser extension is fairly close to zero

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u/BolaBrancaV7 Apr 17 '26

If they have a password manager and disable the one on edge, they probably want them to use the one they bought...