MacOS – Stop Safari (MacOS) from suggesting password on captive portal

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I'm often logged into a non-public Network, where I was given a user name and password for the captive portal to gain internet access.

In Safari on my MacBook, I made a bookmark for the portal page and stored the password. Now when I connect to the network, I can open the bookmark, click on the key symbol to fill my credentials and log in.

But since a few weeks (or months? I don't remember if it is connected to some update I made) about a second after filling the saved password, Safari suggests to use some cyptic password like it does when you register for some service. It's a nice feature when you are asked to invent a new password, but completely weird when logging in with a stored password (which I can't even change!).

Now I always need to click, that I don't want that suggested password and select the stored password a second time. How can I stop this annoying "feature"?

Best Answer

https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/passwords-sfri40599/mac

  • Open safari preferences and remove any saved passwords for the captive address (or all saved passwords)
  • turn off password saving in Safari entirely
  • turn off auto join for that network if you wish that as well