Bug in Google Chrome Password Manager

December 5th, 2024

Currently the Chrome Password Manager may assume that passwords are the same for logins with similar domain names. In some cases this may be ok, but not all cases. For people not very experienced with the password manager, it appears like a bug. Whether it is a bug or feature, it needs to be addressed.

Bug Example

Here’s an example where a user needs unique passwords, but my chrome created a single password entry, combining them, because they share part of their domain, wd12.myworkdayjobs.com

capitalone.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com
salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com

Screenshot of how they appear in Google Chrome Password Manager. Note the Sites field cannot be changed, just Username, Password, and Note fields.

Bug Workaround

In order to get chrome to use the correct password for each of the 2 domains, you must

  1. Delete the entry that has the same password for both
    • Search for the entry by entering part of the domain name
    • Click on result that matches.
    • Click on Delete button
  2. Manually add 2 separate entries, one for each domain
    • Click ‘add’ button under the password search bar.
    • Add Site, Username, Password, and optional note (I like to put the date in case I change password and forget to update google password)
    • Verify entries exist by searching in password search bar

Once you do that, when you visit either of these 2 domains, google chrome will use the correct password. For more, view Google Help on Chrome Password Manager.

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