Password Boss WebApp Change Log
Stay informed about the latest updates and improvements to the Password Boss WebApp with the Change Log. Discover new features, bug fixes, and enhancements to streamline your password management experience.
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Password Boss WebApp Changelog
Change Log
November 4th, 2024 (6.2.286 Chrome)
Changes and fixes:
- NEW - Added the ability to unlock user sessions from the extension without opening a new browser page.
- NEW—We have added the ability to log into the current website directly using a saved password selected from the toolbar dropdown for faster access.
- Enhanced overlay tracking for better accuracy.
- Improved the method for tracking user focus within the extension.
- Updated the tracking method for iframes to ensure more accurate data processing.
- Improved website isolation techniques to enhance security and performance.
- Added various compatibility updates for modern browsers.
- Resolved several minor UI issues for a smoother user experience.
October 27th, 2024 (Android 6.0.11380)
Changes and fixes:
- Improved Handling errors and logging
- Performance improvements
- Various fixes that would prevent login in certain accounts.
October 25th, 2024 (6.20.0)
Changes and fixes:
- NEW - Universal CSV Importer Wizard will allow the importation of any CSV file and map them to Password Boss fields. (documentation pending)
- NEW - French language translation added
- Various UI/UX Style updates.
-
Various improvements to the Partner Portal.
- Added enabled/disable functionality for WebApp users
- The security score in the portal will reflect WebApp users correctly.
- New Recovery Group for WebApp-enabled organizations
- Added all existing Admins in the organization to the Recovery Group
- Improved Page load speeds in the Partner Portal.
- Resolved an issue with user change notifications sent to non-admin users.
- Resolved an issue where a user could be double invited.
- Resolved an issue with the Brave browser that was not working as expected.
- Improved Folders in Shares
- Improved the appearance and instructions on how to use the Recovery PDF
September 21st, 2024 (iOS 6.0.1.3090)
Changes and fixes:
- This version supports Password Boss Desktop and WebApp users.
- Updated the logic for logging into the app to support v5 and v6
- Improved Handling errors and logging
- Performance improvements
September 21st, 2024 (Android 6.0.11233)
Changes and fixes:
- This version supports Password Boss Desktop and WebApp users.
- Updated the logic for logging into the app to support v5 and v6
- Improved Handling errors and logging
- Performance improvements
September 17th, 2024 (6.18.0 )
Changes:
- Secure Item list navigation performance and UX improved.
- Family subscriptions have Partner portal actions working.
- Import PB5 and PB6 files contain profile and new Both import option.
- Style and visual updates.
- Theme and language updates.
- Fix Folders and identities and Share minor bugs.
- Fix the bug where users can create empty tags.
- Empty screen options are now showing the correct items.
- Resolved an issue for Chome on Mac where the secure item was not fully manageable
August 26th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.264)
Changes and fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the copy username/password buttons did not work.
- Updated the auto-login process that stopped working correctly at sites like autotask.net, experian.com, login.live.com, google.com, 1kaseya.com, autodesk.com, github.com, and many more
- Improve support for the multi-step auto login feature, which requires a site to present only one field at a time to log in.
- Fixed an issue to show all password items in dropdown from the extension icon
- Fixed an issue where related password items would not show first in the main popup on a login page.
August 24th, 2024 (6.17.1 )
Changes:
- When the browser screen sizes are adjusted, there are various updates and UI fixes for the scrollbars and multi-select boxes.
- Fixed an issue with importing from the desktop version of Password Boss.
- Improved the enablement of whole organizations to become webapp enabled, and the children of those webapp enabled organizations.
August 20th, 2024 (6.17.0)
Changes:
- New items will default to the organization profile if you are part of an organization.
- Improved the Account Recover PDF with detailed instructions on how to use the Account Recover PDF to reset your Master Password without losing data.
- Added visibility of all organization groups to be visible in the sharing wizard.
- Added support for Safari Extension (coming soon)
- Various UI and notification enhancements
- Several security improvements.
Fixes:
- We have enhanced the performance of the secure items list loading and scrolling.
- Invites are now being sent to new users as they are added to the organization.
- We fixed an issue when setting up 2FA/MFA for the first time on the account with SMS.
- Resolved an issue where shared items in a folder would not show the folder.
- Share editors can now add items to an existing share via the Sharing Center.
Known Issues:
- Child Organizations are not inheriting the enablement for the webapp - contact support after org creation to manually enable until resolved.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved. Please submit a support ticket to help our extension team resolve these issues.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
August 9th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.240)
Changes:
- Various improvements for login form tracking mechanism (for better tracking login form in general and more accurate suggestion to save new/update existing password if the user didn't use the extension to log into a website)
- Fixed hangs when the login page looks fine, and all owl icons are in place but are unresponsive
- Fixed folder tree for multi-org account
- General preparation to support the "unlock session" feature
- Multiple minor adjustments and improvements
July 25th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.234)
Changes:
- Several minor UI improvements
- Several general compatibility changes
- Make the search bar focused on the extension opening
- Force extension to stay quiet if the user is logged out or the session is locked (show any suggestions at owl click only)
-
Update
Save new password
suggestion logic to be less aggressive -
Allow change password at
Save new password
suggestion if no password is provided
July 9th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.228)
Changes:
- Minor UI change
July 10th, 2024 (6.16.0)
Changes:
- Various UI/UX Changes:
- The Settings menu item was relocated to the left menu under the Security Dashboard.
- The Get Apps, previously under the settings menu, has been relocated to be under the Menu option on the top left
- The Password Generator has been relocated and added to the Menu option on the top left
- The 3-dot menu has added the ability to copy the 2FA code.
- Added a menu to manage folders under Settings > Folders, allowing you to click on any existing folder name to Edit. Delete or Add a new folder under the folder you have clicked.
- A check box has been added next to each item to manage multiple items. A menu at the top allows users to open, clone, move, delete, create a share, or mark/unmark an item as a favorite.
Known Issues:
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved. Please submit a support ticket to help our extension team resolve these issues.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
July 10th, 2024 (6.15.0)
Fixes:
- Improved 1Password, Keeper, and KeePass imports
- Improved phone number verification when using it as your 2FA
- When you reset your WebApp account, it will no longer reset your desktop account
- Improved Synchronization processes to keep the device and servers up to date.
- Corrected an error in the Master Password change process with mobile devices
- Improved the caching systems with the API
- We added additional error logging to our system to better keep track of any errors better.
Changes:
- Improved the login experience in the WebApp by displaying the Avatar only when the email address is confirmed
- Added additional support for individuals with the current partner portal (not exposed yet)
- Support was added for the new UK restrictions on SMS codes. New OTP codes sent to your UK mobile number will now come from 7700 148886
Known Issues:
- Mac users cannot multi-select items in the WebApp (Ctrl+Item in Windows) - a rework of the process supported by all platforms in the creation process.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved. Please submit a support ticket to help our extension team resolve these issues.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
July 9th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.228)
Changes:
- Minor UI change
July 8th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.227)
Changes:
- Several minor UI improvements
- Several performance changes to help fix crashes
- Compatibility changes for chase.com and vac.ervs.com.au
- Fixes for MFA and 2FA Scanning Menu option.
- Compatibility changes for domain matching process
June 28th, 2024 (iOS Mobile 5.5.26.3060)
Fixes:
- Fixed update Type, Notes, and Password values
- Implemented A-Z, A-Z by folder sorting
- Fixed Sync Not Working for Changes Made on Mobile App
- Not syncing: Login with new MP when the app was locked
- Fixed Secure Notes Alarm Code and Driver's License Not Syncing Between iOS App and Web App
June 11th, 2024 (6.14.0)
Fixes:
- Fixed a problem with the KeePass CSV importer
- Fixed a problem with duplicating data when importing 1Password files.
- Made Improvements to the reset account verification process.
- Improved the folder tree after importing passwords.
- Resolved an issue with Groups and kept changes synchronized.
- Fixed an issue when cloning an item with a tag, the cloned item would not have the tag.
-
Improved email address support for new style domains like “
.foundation
”
Changes:
- Added MyGlue import support
- Added Password Boss Generic Template support, allowing you to copy passwords to a templated Excel document to import into the WebApp.
Known Issues:
- Using the Account Reset at the login screen to the WebApp will reset the WebApp and Desktop app account data and start over both v5 and v6 accounts (by design).
- Mac users cannot multi-select items in the WebApp (Ctrl+Item in Windows) - a rework of the process supported by all platforms in the process of being created.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
June 7th, 2024 (iOS Mobile 5.5.26.3058)
Changes:
- Added support for real-time synchronization
- Fixed a problem where the item count would display incorrectly on the first login
- Fixed an issue with Face ID.
- Fixed an issue with credit cards synching the wrong expiration date.
- Several UI/UX updates with new messaging
- Fixed a problem where the app crashed when it first signed in.
- Improved the process when changing the Master Password from the app
May 31th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.215)
Changes:
- Several minor UI improvements (proper cc images, proper colors, fixed cc expire dates)
- Multiple minor improvements to the detection process
May 28th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.211)
Changes:
- Various updates and fixes for the annoying “save your password” model that prompts excessively.
- For the “
save your password
” & “update your password
” boxes, we masked the password in that box and added an eyeball button to view it before confirming the save. - Multiple minor improvements
May 26th, 2024 (6.13.0)
Fixes:
- Groups are now available in Sharing. Groups have been synchronized between the Desktop App and the WebApp.
- Fixed a time formatting issue across apps so they are all in the correct time zone.
- Disabled lists are now working and staying synchronized.
- Emails now will go out for Emergency Access invitations and Shares.
- Improved validations and messaging when logging into the WebApp, which you have not enabled.
-
Added email address support for new style domains like “
.foundation
” and added fixes to the WebApp and Portal to support them. -
UI fixes
- Theme correction on the password list, color matching design.
- Dark Web Email Scan header correction (Color).
- Security Dashboard header correction (Color).
- Secure Notes empty screen shows options.
- Show more notes modal.
- Fixed alignment issues on items, for example, server address.
Changes:
- A
Password Type
has been added to the list of options for items to add.
Known Issues:
- Import support for our Generic CSV Template, Keeper, KeePass, 1Password, and MyGlue is still pending development updates and testing before release.
- Items cloned in the application that have a tag do not clone the tag to the cloned item.
- Using the Account Reset at the login screen to the WebApp will reset the WebApp and Desktop app account data and start over both v5 and v6 accounts (by design).
- Mac users cannot multi-select items in the WebApp (Ctrl+Item in Windows) - a rework of the process supported by all platforms in the process of being created.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
May 10th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.210)
Changes:
-
Adjusted extension to deal with
permissions: invisible
secure items (no "copy password" buttons/context menu items). - Adjusted the filler process and page parsers to deal with sites like HubSpot.
- Adjusted multi-step login engine for such websites as Kasey One.
- Multiple minor UI fixes and adjustments
Fixes:
-
The problem with the memory leak in Edge extensions is resolved.This issue is still occurring. See below for details.
Known Issues:
- Some websites fail to autofill unless you refresh the webpage.
- Some websites may prompt you to add/save the item even if it has already been saved.
- In version 5 of the Windows Desktop Users (5.5.5190), when exporting, only items owned by the user will be exported, excluding shared items. We are making an update to the v5 client to allow the export to include items that the user owns and has shared.
- Edge users may experience the need to frequently re-login to the WebApp; the issue is with the Edge browser causing an issue with the Browser extension, causing it to crash in the background, needing the login again. Please use Chrome or Firefox as alternatives until this issue is resolved.
May 10th, 2024 (6.12.0)
Fixes:
- Improved sign-in synchronization with the server to prevent timeout errors
- Resolved an issue where users with non-characters as part of the email address could not sign in.
- WebApp-enabled users can now have the Master Password Reset through the Partner Portal.
- Improved logout issues for 2FA-enabled user sessions and improved the service worker's cleanup routine.
- Resolved Emergency Access email invitations were not going out.
- Resolved Share email notifications when a user is added to a share.
- The auto-logout function has been resolved, and the settings on the selector will be followed now unless the browser session is closed. Then, you will be required to sign in again.
- Removed the extra
Card Name
field for Credit Card Items. It was a duplicate of the field at the top of the item. - Resolved an issue with the security score formula that could time out while calculating the score.
- The Firefox extension button under Tools & Settings > Get Apps downloads the extension correctly.
Known Issues:
- Organization groups are not available in the Sharing Wizard. This will be resolved in the next release.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
April 24th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.208)
Changes:
-
Copy
cardholder / cardnumber / cvc
credit card values will appear in the extension popup drop-down menus for easy copying. - Fixed the folder view for the extension popup so that the folders show up, and you can drill into them.
- A close button was added for input overlays to close the popup window.
- Added code to suppress all input overlays if no owl icon was clicked and any previous overlay was closed intentionally to prevent aggressive pop-ups.
- Multiple minor UI fixes and adjustments
Known Issues:
- The 1Password Importer is currently not working due to a change in the export file from 1Password. This should be resolved in the next release.
- We have found a memory leak issue in this version when used on Edge browser, which causes the Service Worker to crash and requires users to log in again. This problem does not occur in Chrome. Our team is currently investigating the issue with Edge and we will provide an update soon.
April 12, 2024 (6.11.0)
Fixes:
- Improved synchronization with the server to prevent timeout errors
- User Portal users can reset passwords for the portal account
- 2FA-enabled user sessions will work correctly with all tabs.
- Resolved issue for iOS users that upgrade to v6 so they can sign in
Known Issues:
- The Partner Portal (partner.passwordboss.com) cannot reset the master password for users of a v6-enabled organization. An option to reset and start over will soon be added to the login screen of the web app.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved.
- Emergency Access is currently not sending emails; the task is set for the next release.
- The WebApp version does not support options for logging into Remote Servers, ConnectWise Control, and Desktop Applications
- The auto-logout after inactivity setting is hard to fix at four hours and will be updated in an upcoming release to follow the selections on the selector.
- Sharing to an organization group will send the share without items.
- The Signup Link on the login page is only for individual accounts, not Organization Accounts. Add new users to your organization via the Partner Portal.
- The Firefox extension button under Tools & Settings > Get Apps is not downloading the extension properly. You can access the extension directly at https://support.passwordboss.com/webapp-firefox
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
April 11th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.207)
Changes:
-
updated way to handle
pageBehavior
rules that skip all broken selectors - improved the way to sync with the WebApp
- Saved items with a port number as part of the URL will be ignored when searching for the item
- On the “Save this item” form, allow the user to enter a username if no username is detected
- Improved form-type detector
- Improved username/password detector that suggests users save new/update existing credentials.
April 9th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.204)
Changes:
- Several compatibility changes for the form type detector
- Change the search field to keep the search items in place till you change tabs or websites, which prevents having to search for each item multiple times when you are trying to copy.
- slightly improved the tracking of unsaved items when signing into a website.
March 28, 2024 (6.10.0)
Fixes:
- Improved Search Bar results when an item is not found or when the search is backed out.
- Resolved issue with LastPass imports
- Fixed the folder view in Shares and Emergency Access
Changes:
- Added a button to be able to report issues from within the WebApp
- Improved Digital Wallet by adding the type of card on the icon and unmasking the last 4 digits for easier identification.
- Simplified the Emergency Access recipient and invitation screens.
Known Issues:
- Large operations (scanning for compromised passwords, emails, and large imports) risk failure due to exceeding the POST size/timeout to the server, which is a “Batching issue.”
- The user portal (portal.passwordboss.com) password reset is currently unable to reset the password. This feature is only for PB5.
- The Partner Portal (partner.passwordboss.com) cannot reset the master password for users of a v6-enabled organization. An option to reset and start over will soon be added to the login screen of the web app.
- Some websites fail to autofill or may prompt you to add the item even if it is already saved.
- If you have 2FA turned on for your account, you must check “Trust this Device” for the extension to work. 2FA locks the session to the browser tab the WebApp is running in, not any other tabs or browser sessions.
- Emergency Access is currently not sending emails; the task is set for the next release.
- The WebApp version does not support options for logging into Remote Servers, ConnectWise Control, and Desktop Applications
- Sharing to an organization group will send the share without items.
- The Signup Link on the login page is only for individual accounts, not Organization Accounts. Adding new users to your organization via the Partner Portal.
- Users who upgrade from v5 of Password Boss cannot sign in to the iOS WebApp version. Only new users can sign into the iOS app. See the iOS page for more details.
- The WebApp version does not support interaction with external applications such as Windows Applications, Screenconnect, RDP, or Terminal Services. These integrations will be addressed when the new Desktop version of the WebApp is released closer to the General Release of the WebApp product.
March 20th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.196)
Changes:
- several compatibility changes for the form type detector
- minor adjustments for show-up rules for extension overlays
- several improvements for 'this domain only' and 'autologin' options for each secure items
- slightly improved the sync process with the webapp
March 6th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.193)
Changes:
- Added compatibility for the new Google sign-in page.
March 5th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.190)
Changes:
- Minor UI adjustments
- Improved the form type detector, including fixes and adjustments for a multi-step MFA/2FA form and single-page MFA/2FA forms.
February 26th, 2024 (6.8.1)
Fixes:
- Fixes for mobile applications where we need to delete the secure file not used by the WebApp version
- Fixed the portal.passwordboss.com password change that was not working.
- Resolved Security Dashboard crash if items were missing a date
- Current extension fixes to improve field detection
- Android and iOS resolved the issue of site images not being displayed.
- The credit card issue is fixed on iOS devices where the month is not displayed properly.
- Emails when breach occurrence changes are fixed.
- Added better screens when the required master password change is flagged.
- Search index performance improvement.
Changes
- Added a Fail-safe force refresh button to synchronize your items from the server and replace your local copy.
- Allows the selection of multiple items in Password Boss WebApp for shares, moving, and deleting.
- Reuse of emergency access to containers (performance)
- Added Android / iOS app / Extension links are all suggested internally.
- The account can be reset directly from the Password Boss web app; there is no need to log in to other sites to make the change happen.
February 19th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.185)
Changes:
- Minor UI adjustments
- Improved the form type detector for easyredir.com and msp.autoelevate.com
February 15th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.183)
Changes:
- Minor UI adjustments were made to the dropdown window, new copy username/password/2FA shortcuts were added, and improved scroll performance and styling.
- Improved the way we tracked local overrides
- Improved the sync process to track updated (add/change/remove) items and perform real-time list updates.
- Improved process to detect improperly formatted credit card forms
- Slightly improved sync process to prevent hangs in case of website hangs
January 17th, 2024 (Extension 6.2.180)
Changes:
- Added minor UI fixes for drop-downs
- Added compatibility fixes/changes for new web app theme settings
- Made several updates for login pages and forms - it should track unsaved creds at login forms much better in some edge cases (multi-step login pages)
- Fixed multiple issues with the form detection process
- Updated a way to handle per-domain override rules
- Improved sync process to show new/updated items immediately
- Improved Context Menu feature to better handle page context/form type
January 15th, 2023 (6.7.0)
PB6 API release 10:
Changes:
- Started Recurly fade-out and replacement.
- Check, Login, Change, and Logout endpoint unification.
- Added fixtures for import/export accounts and organization.
Fixes:
- Sign Up for the production environment.
- Phone number used in SMS messages.
- Scheduled tasks from crontab.
- Twilio integration and certificates.
- Keep deleted primary accounts.
PB6 Backend:
Changes:
- Check, Login, Change and Logout endpoint unification.
- Full support for Groups in Shares and Emergency Access.
- Better recipient lookup for Shares and Emergency Access.
- Added fixtures for import/export accounts and organization.
Fixes:
- Database constraints for pairs and existing accounts.
- Incorrect emails sent when there are no breaches.
- Missing encryption keys for recipients without accounts.
-
Can delete history from Password and Notes.
PB6 Web App:
Changes:
- Focus cursor automatically during login.
- Remove the Sign Up option on the login screen.
- Wording on the Sign-Up screen.
- Check, Login, Change, and Logout endpoint unification.
- Full support for Groups in Shares and Emergency Access.
- Better recipient Search Box for Shares and Emergency Access.
-
Full version added to
index.html
and Sentry.
Fixes:
- Parse errors in LastPass import.
- Item colors when importing from PB5.
- Sign Up for the production environment.
- Can delete history from Password and Notes.
- Phone number used in SMS messages.
- Missing encryption keys for recipients without accounts.
- Items inappropriately blocked in the container.
- Graphical issue with Security Score chart.
- Missing Tags from PB5 in imports.
- Fixes when importing or setting up 2FA.
Nov 28th 2023 (6.6.0)
- New, improved login process to minimize email, password, and device verification errors.
- New recovery key that is smaller in size and in line with current security requirements (requires the current user to download the updated version; the old version is no longer usable.)
-
Bug fixes
-
Layout nitpicks
- Improve the shield position under the security dashboard
- Show data in display fields instead of trimming them with “ ...”
- Fix the trimming position of the "add" button in the Create folder menu.
- Improved filter and All Profiles drop-down filters. When you select some profile in the filter, it’s applied, but the name doesn’t appear in the filter bar.
- Other misc small layout issues.
- Import tags and associate them with items
- Remove profiles from folders sectors
- TOTP - Fixing codes
- Fix avatar selection (images not loading)
- Resolved Firefox requesting login every time
- Changed default view to "A-Z" instead of “A-Z by Folder”
- Master password change fix.
- Split email, password, and device verification into different steps to avoid loops.
- 2FA Verification and recovery codes are improved now
- Items can be moved from the kebab menu on each item.
- You can now back up all business profile items when the policy is enabled.
-
Layout nitpicks