The webRequestAuthProvider permission
An extension holding webRequestAuthProvider can
respond to sign-in prompts that websites and proxies present.
We weight it 15 out of 100 when scoring how much an extension can reach. That is a measure of capability, not of behaviour: plenty of extensions need this to do their job.
- Extensions we track using it
- 216
- Share of those we have checked
- 0.3%
- Risk weight
- 15/100
Who asks for it
Out of the 67,225 extensions we have examined, 216 declare this permission. These are the largest of them by user count.
| Extension | Platform | Users | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection | Manifest V3 | 14M | 100 |
| Bitwarden Password Manager | Manifest V3 | 7M | 95 |
| Urban VPN Proxy | Manifest V3 | 6M | 100 |
| Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe | Manifest V3 | 2M | 100 |
| Keeper® Password Manager & Digital Vault | Manifest V3 | 2M | 100 |
| ЮБуст - VPN для YouTube. Обход блокировки Ютуб без ВПН. VPN для браузера | Manifest V3 | 2M | 100 |
| Dashlane — Password Manager | Manifest V3 | 1M | 100 |
| Surfshark Chrome VPN extension — fast, private, and free to start | Manifest V3 | 1M | 100 |
| TunnelBear VPN | Manifest V3 | 1M | 100 |
| ExpressVPN: VPN & proxy browser extension | Manifest V3 | 1M | 100 |
| Turbo VPN - Secure Free VPN Proxy | Manifest V3 | 800k | 85 |
| RoboForm Password Manager | Manifest V3 | 600k | 100 |
| 1ClickVPN Proxy for Chrome | Manifest V3 | 400k | 100 |
| AdGuard VPN: free & secure proxy | Manifest V3 | 400k | 100 |
| anonymoX | Manifest V3 | 300k | 85 |
| 1Password Nightly – Password Manager | Manifest V3 | 300k | 100 |
| Врубель - VPN для YouTube за 1 руб в день | Manifest V3 | 300k | 100 |
| Zoho Vault - Password Manager | Manifest V3 | 200k | 100 |
| iGuge | Manifest V3 | 200k | 100 |
| SmartProxy | Manifest V3 | 100k | 90 |
| РуТрекер VPN - расширение для доступа к сайту | Manifest V3 | 100k | 93 |
| Youtube Unblocked | Manifest V3 | 100k | 85 |
| 穿梭Transocks回国加速器 - 海外华人回国追剧听歌 | Manifest V3 | 100k | 85 |
| VPN Proxy Master: Change IP for Chrome | Manifest V3 | 100k | 85 |
| WebScannerPro – Online Privacy Essentials | Manifest V3 | 80k | 100 |
Counts are of extensions we have checked ourselves, not of the whole Chrome Web Store. Chrome's own reference for developers: developer.chrome.com. How we weight permissions