Force login details to populate automatically

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Description of the issue: Unlike Chrome, I have to click in the UN or PW area to force Brave to populate the login credentials
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Open a login page
  2. See that the login credentials are not populated
  3. Click in either field and the credentials are inserted

Expected result:

Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.80.125

Additional Information:

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Correct. That is intentional. In general, the reason why the extra click is needed is for security. There have been a lot of attacks in the past where malicious sites where using hidden forms to trick browsers into auto-filling credentials which these sites could then steal personal data, for example: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/10/browser-autofill-used-to-steal-personal-details-in-new-phising-attack-chrome-safari

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Ahhh, never thought of that - great security help! Thanks for the explanation.