Autofill in the Vauz 2 beta

The Vauz 2 beta fills your saved logins in your browser through Vauz Autofill 2.0, the version of the extension made for Vauz 2. The version for Vauz 1.x doesn't work with Vauz 2

Which browsers

Connect Vauz Autofill to Vauz

Each time Vauz starts, it connects itself to the browsers on your Mac. That's what Autofill in browsers does, in Settings, then Extensions. It's on unless you turn it off

Under it, Vauz lists the browsers on your Mac that it can set up, in alphabetical order, and says whether each one is set up. Each browser Vauz has set up has a switch of its own, to turn autofill off in that browser alone. Firefox Developer Edition and Firefox Nightly use Firefox's setup, so they say Set up with Firefox and follow Firefox's switch

Connect Vauz Autofill in each browser you use it in. Each browser is connected on its own

Once you choose Connect, Vauz Autofill 2.0.2 says Connected to Vauz. Choose Done to close it. Vauz Autofill 2.0.1 opens a thank-you page instead

Nothing connects without your yes in Vauz. The extensions you've connected are listed in Settings, then Extensions, under Browser extensions connected to Vauz. Each line names its browser and when it connected. Forget beside one removes that browser's connection and leaves the others. Reset autofill in all browsers, under the list, removes every connection, and each browser then asks to connect again

Every fill asks you first

Before Vauz shows a site's logins in your browser, you approve it. Vauz asks in one of three ways:

• Touch ID, on a Mac with Touch ID. The request names the site and your browser
• Your V-Key, when your vault has a V-Key and Touch ID can't be used. Vauz asks in its own window, Vauz: show your logins for followed by the site. Type your V-Key and choose Show logins
• Allow or Don't allow, when your vault has no V-Key and your Mac has no Touch ID set up. More below

If Vauz is locked, the same yes unlocks it too, and the request says so. With a V-Key, Touch ID can do that only when Unlock with Touch ID is on, in Settings, then Security. Otherwise Vauz asks for your V-Key, which unlocks it

Once you approve, Vauz fills your login. Depending on Vauz Autofill's settings, you may first choose which of the site's logins to fill

The V-Key window

The window names your browser, for example Firefox asks to show your Vauz logins for followed by the site. The eye beside the field shows what you typed, and hides it again

If the V-Key is wrong, the window stays open and says That V-Key was wrong in red, so you can type it again. After three wrong V-Keys in one window, or too many wrong V-Keys in Vauz, it closes and says Too many attempts, so nothing was filled. Wait a while before you try again. Cancel fills nothing

Without a V-Key: Allow or Don't allow

If your vault has no V-Key, Vauz still asks for Touch ID on a Mac that has it, and Touch ID unlocks Vauz too if it is locked. On a Mac with no Touch ID set up, Vauz asks in its own window, Vauz: show your logins for followed by the site, with Allow and Don't allow. Don't allow is the default, so Return and Escape choose it. If Vauz is locked, the window says so, and Allow unlocks it too

If your Mac has Touch ID but it can't be used right now, for example after too many tries, Vauz fills nothing and says why. It never offers Allow in its place

One yes covers that site for up to two minutes

After you approve a fill, Vauz can fill again on the same site, in the same browser, for up to two minutes without asking. If you say no, or Vauz locks, it asks again next time

To be asked every time, open Vauz Autofill's settings and turn on Prompt for authentication on every autofill

When Vauz Autofill shows you a list of logins, choose one within about two minutes. After that, Vauz Autofill 2.0.2 takes the logins away and says This request has expired. Choose Ask again to ask Vauz for them once more

When a page asks too fast

If a page asks for logins faster than people usually fill, Vauz stops and asks you first: Vauz paused filling for followed by the site. Choose Show logins to go on, and Vauz then asks for Touch ID, your V-Key, or Allow as usual. Don't show stops it

Only on https pages

Vauz fills logins only on pages loaded over https. On a page loaded over http, Vauz Autofill shows a warning instead of your logins, usually This page isn't secure, and Vauz fills nothing there. To fill your login, open the site's https:// address. This applies to pages on your own computer too

If Vauz Autofill shows a message

• Vauz did not respond: try again. If it keeps happening, open Vauz from your Applications folder once, so it reconnects autofill, and check that Autofill in browsers and your browser's switch are on, in Settings, then Extensions
• Vauz is not responding, in Vauz Autofill's window: open Vauz from your Applications folder
• Vauz needs to be reconnected: open Vauz Autofill and choose Begin binding again
• Vauz has an old pairing for followed by your browser, or in Vauz Autofill 2.0.1, Vauz knows this extension under a different key: in Vauz, open Settings, then Extensions, and choose Forget beside your browser. Then choose Try again in Vauz Autofill
• Binding unsuccessful: make sure Vauz is open, then choose Begin binding again, and Connect in Vauz only if the two codes match
• Autofill could not finish: try again, or open Vauz Autofill to check the connection
• This request has expired: choose Ask again

If Vauz shows a message

• The browser gave up waiting before you answered, so nothing was filled: try again from the page, and answer Vauz sooner
• A browser asked for your Vauz logins, but Vauz is installing an update: try again once the update is done
• A browser asked for your Vauz logins, but Vauz has installed an update: quit Vauz and open it again, then try again

Related Articles

• Set a V-Key in the Vauz 2 beta
• Install the Vauz 2 beta
• Vauz says it couldn't check for updates

Using Vauz 1.x? Most of the other articles in this section are about Vauz 1.x and its extension, starting with How to Register the Vauz Autofill Browser Extension

Something not working? Please contact Vauz support and tell us your browser and its version, your Vauz version, and the exact words you see