Firefox/Projects/Authentication doorhanger notifications

Implement doorhanger notifications for HTTP Auth and Password Manager (and later Account Manager) to replace existing modal dialogs and notification bars.

• Project Lead: fyan
• Project Members: dolske, faaborg, margaret

Status

IN FLIGHT

Design

• Persistent indicator with icon to be placed to the left of the site identity box of the location bar
• Notification panel spawned from the indicator target
• See Firefox/Projects/Doorhanger_notifications/Design, although that may be out-of-date...

Goals

• Unify the existing authentication UI (modal dialogs, notification bars, etc.) to handle user authentication in a doorhanger notification that is accessible, easily dismissable, and not phishable/spoofable.

Non-Goals

• Firefox/Projects/SiteIdentity (might be out-of-date)
• Firefox/Projects/Doorhanger_notifications (might be out-of-date)
• Geolocation UI is being handled by another project.
• Converting all existing prompts and notification bars is not a goal of this project.

Timeline / Milestones

Sub-tasks

• bug 567804 - Convert HTTP Auth modal dialog to a doorhanger notification
• bug 567814 - Convert Remember Password notification bar from Password Manager to a doorhanger notification

Testing

• Notification API test suite as part of initial implementation?
• Backfill and updating of tests for current notifications?

Related Projects

• Firefox/Projects/SiteIdentity (might be out-of-date)
• Firefox/Projects/Doorhanger_notifications (might be out-of-date)