#2571·min

store password fails with the built-in password-manager

Author: dinamycamCreated Feb 23, 2025Updated Jun 21, 2026
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  • Min Version: 1.34.0 Chromium: 132.0.6834.196
  • Operating system: Arch Linux

Expected Behavior

store passwords and show them in settings/saved-passwords

Actual Behavior

when i click the botton save, no error is shown. however if we check the logs: Error occurred in handler for 'credentialStoreSetPassword': Error: Error while encrypting the text provided to safeStorage.encryptString. Encryption is not available. at writeSavedPasswordFile (/usr/lib/min/app/main.build.js:2966:50) at credentialStoreSetPassword (/usr/lib/min/app/main.build.js:2988:3) at /usr/lib/min/app/main.build.js:2996:10 at WebContents.<anonymous> (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:87415) at WebContents.emit (node:events:518:28) no password gets saved in storage.

To Reproduce

1- use the built-in password manager in min's settings 2- go to any website, for example aur and enter your credentials. 3- click on save when prompt for password is shown. 4- quit the website and check saved passwords in settings.