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Due to the way browsers are implemented, browser extensions are only able to fill modal credentials (e.g. a popup for basic HTTP auth) for a website if the website in question has been opened by the extension. For this reason alone Browserpass contains functionality to open a URL associated with a password entry in the current or a new browser tab. However, please note that Browserpass is not intended as a bookmark manager.
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If you want Browserpass to handle modal authentication, you must open these websites using Browserpass with <kbd>Ctrl+G</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+G</kbd>. This will cause Browserpass to open the target site, and transparently intercept and fill the authentication request. You will not normally see a login popup unless the credentials are incorrect.
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If you want Browserpass to handle modal authentication, follow these steps:
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- Create a password store entry with a `url:` field indicating which website to open.
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- Open the browserpass submenu, search for that entry, and hit <kbd>Ctrl+G</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+G</kbd>.
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This will cause Browserpass to open the target site, and transparently intercept and fill the authentication request. You will not normally see a login popup unless the credentials are incorrect.
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### Password store locations
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