MacOS – How to stop MacOS 10.14.4 Safari from automatically logging me in when I select a password

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When I go to a site that has a password saved and I select the password, Safari attempts to log me in immediately. However, this completely breaks functionality on some websites (ex adding accounts to RES etc). I believe this "feature" was added recently (10.14.4?).

I was able to disable requiring Touch ID to log in, which is a step in the right direction, but I want to disable the auto login completely, while still autofilling passwords. Is this possible/how can I do it?

Best Answer

Background

Unfortunately it looks like Apple decided to change this behavior in Safari, at least according to this article titled: Safari: macOS browser now autosubmits logins. Here’s how to disable it:

Apple changed the behavior of Safari in macOS 10.14.4, and you may have noticed it and thought it was a bug. Now, if you have stored a password for a website, when you select a login entry to autofill, Safari 12.1 for macOS automatically submits the login. Previously, it would fill the fields and still require you to click a Login or Submit or other button to proceed.

Apple mentions it here in their Mojave 10.14.4 Update release notes (2nd bullet):

Safari

  • Adds Dark Mode support for websites that support custom color schemes
  • Streamlines website login when filling credentials with Password AutoFill
  • Allows push notification prompts only after interacting with a website
  • Adds a warning when an insecure webpage is loaded
  • Removes support for the expired Do Not Track standard to prevent potential use as a fingerprinting variable; Intelligent Tracking Prevention now protects against cross-site tracking by default

Workaround

So it looks like your only recourse here is to disable auto fill under the "User names and passwords" section of the AutoFill tab of Safari's preferences.

AutFill tab under Safari Preferences

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Edit under User names and passwords

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NOTE: That dialog is actually just the Passwords tab, so you can just navigate to it directly.

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