[Extension Idea] Password Manager integration

[FWest98]

Description of the new feature/enhancement

An extension idea would be to allow for password manager integration, for example through the command pallette or a hotkey. After searching the entry to fill out (in a command pallette-alike dropdown with search) it would then fill out the username, password, or any other field. Some password managers like 1Password already have some form of desktop integration, but it's not excellent. Native incorporation in Windows Terminal would be amazing.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

We will probably first need extension support for this, but then it should be relatively easy.

[zadjii-msft]

Theoretically, you wouldn't need an extension for this. You could just manually fill in commands like:

{ "command": { "action": "sendInput", "input": "hunter2\r" }, "keys":"ctrl+p", "name": "input my password" },
{ "command": { "action": "sendInput", "input": "FWest98\rhunter2\r" }, "keys":"ctrl+u", "name": "input my username AND password" },

Though, that would have the passwords stored in plaintext, which I can't in good faith recommend doing 😄

So this is a decent case for an extension being able to supply them as an API call to the extension binary, rather than writing them to a file.

Okay I've talked myself into leaving this on the extension proposals list. I've already had a mind to do something similar with "commands provided by an extension", but this proves the use case for having them not exclusively provided via a file. Thanks!

[flashadvocate]

Password management functionality would be amazing!

[sarim]

I would also like this extension to be able to automatically provide context to password manager. Like I'm ssh'ed into mango server, and there I'm getting sudo prompt for gittu user. So terminal extension would automatically detect that I'm getting prompt for password and ask password manager for password for gittu on mango, then optionally a confirmation dialog and password would be autofilled and entered.

I manage several machines via ssh (all nicknamed and keyed in .ssh) and each time I have to write different password for different users on different machines (most commonly for sudo), it's kinda bothersome. Would be a huge QOL impromenvent if an extension can input that automatically. And I guess many other people also have this type of workflow.

Sorry for the premature ping, I know extension support in terminal is quite far away. I've been thinking about this for quite some time, and wanted to throw the idea out there. I have a naughtily idea to fork and hack main code to put together a solution, anyone would like to join?