Deploy the Browser Extension Automatically – Netwrix Password Secure

Goal

You configure the Browser Extension centrally for all users, including server mode, database profiles, and other settings. You distribute the configuration through policies in the Windows registry (Chrome and Edge) or through a configuration file (Firefox).

Prerequisites

Password Secure Server and Browser Extension version 9.1 or later.
The ID of the extension. It is required in all configurations. If you installed it from the stores, these IDs apply:

Browser Extension ID

Google Chrome bpjfchmapbmjeklgmlkabfepflgfckip

Microsoft Edge ahdfobpkkckhdhbmnpjehdkepaddfhek

Mozilla Firefox {3bdedc7b-4521-44e0-bffe-519f60814d95}

If you installed it another way, the ID can differ. You can then find it on the extension management page of your browser, for example chrome://extensions.

Steps

Define profiles

Each profile consists of the following properties. You use these properties in all three browsers.

Property	Required	Description
`id`	Yes	Unique ID of the profile. Use a GUID, for example generated with guidgenerator.com. If you use the same GUID for several profiles, the last profile overwrites all previous ones.
`database`	Yes	Name of the database to connect to.
`color`	No	Color of the profile in hex format, for example `#0068da`. It is used in the password list.
`name`	Yes	Name of the profile. It appears in the database menu when several profiles exist. With only one profile, the name is not shown.
`webAppAddress`	Yes	Address of your Web App. It is used when a password is opened from the Browser Extension. Example: `https://example.com/`
`endpoint`	Yes	Endpoint for all communication with the server. Example: `https://example.com/api`

Google Chrome (Windows)

Open the registry and navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\<extension-id>\policy. Create any missing keys. Replace <extension-id> with the ID of your extension.
Create the key managedSettings with the subkey profiles.
Under profiles, create one subkey per profile, numbered in ascending order (1, 2, and so on).
In each profile key, create all properties from the table as REG_SZ and enter the values.

Alternatively, save the following .reg file with two example profiles, adjust it, and run it with a double-click. Change the extension ID if yours differs. The value allowCrossClientAuth enables cross-client authentication.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\bpjfchmapbmjeklgmlkabfepflgfckip\policy\managedSettings\profiles\1]
"id"="c62d0f1b-85e1-4661-b2f2-cdf84de471ca"
"color"="#ff85ff"
"name"="Profile #1"
"webAppAddress"="https://example1.com/"
"endpoint"="https://example1.com/api"
"database"="Profile1_DbName"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\bpjfchmapbmjeklgmlkabfepflgfckip\policy\managedSettings\profiles\2]
"id"="6e68336a-ea85-4a86-8a84-346e84e0bc1a"
"color"="#1b549b"
"name"="Profile #2"
"webAppAddress"="https://example2.com/"
"endpoint"="https://example2.com/api"
"database"="Profile2_DbName"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\bpjfchmapbmjeklgmlkabfepflgfckip\policy\managedSettings\options]
"allowCrossClientAuth"=dword:00000001

Microsoft Edge (Windows)

Open the registry and navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\<extension-id>\policy. Create any missing keys. Replace <extension-id> with the ID of your extension.
Create the key managedSettings with the subkey profiles.
Under profiles, create one subkey per profile, numbered in ascending order (1, 2, and so on).
In each profile key, create all properties from the table as REG_SZ and enter the values.

Alternatively, save the following .reg file with two example profiles, adjust it, and run it with a double-click.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\ahdfobpkkckhdhbmnpjehdkepaddfhek\policy\managedSettings\profiles\1]
"id"="c62d0f1b-85e1-4661-b2f2-cdf84de471ca"
"color"="#ff85ff"
"name"="Profile #1"
"webAppAddress"="https://example1.com/"
"endpoint"="https://example1.com/api"
"database"="Profile1_DbName"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\ahdfobpkkckhdhbmnpjehdkepaddfhek\policy\managedSettings\profiles\2]
"id"="6e68336a-ea85-4a86-8a84-346e84e0bc1a"
"color"="#1b549b"
"name"="Profile #2"
"webAppAddress"="https://example2.com/"
"endpoint"="https://example2.com/api"
"database"="Profile2_DbName"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\ahdfobpkkckhdhbmnpjehdkepaddfhek\policy\managedSettings\options]
"allowCrossClientAuth"=dword:00000001

Mozilla Firefox (Windows)

Create the file passwordsecure.json in an accessible location, for example C:\BrowserExtensionConfig\.

Paste in the following content. Change the extension ID in name if yours differs.

{
    "name": "{3bdedc7b-4521-44e0-bffe-519f60814d95}",
    "description": "Configuration file for the Netwrix Password Secure Firefox browser extension",
    "type": "storage",
    "data": {
        "managedSettings": {
            "profiles": [
                {
                    "id": "c62d0f1b-85e1-4661-b2f2-cdf84de471ca",
                    "color": "#ff85ff",
                    "name": "Profile #1",
                    "webAppAddress": "https://example1.com/",
                    "endpoint": "https://example1.com/api",
                    "database": "Profile1_DbName"
                },
                {
                    "id": "6e68336a-ea85-4a86-8a84-346e84e0bc1a",
                    "color": "#1b549b",
                    "name": "Profile #2",
                    "webAppAddress": "https://example2.com/",
                    "endpoint": "https://example2.com/api",
                    "database": "Profile2_DbName"
                }
            ],
            "options": {
                "allowCrossClientAuth": true
            }
        }
    }
}

Open the registry and navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\ManagedStorage\<extension-id>. Create any missing keys. Replace <extension-id> with the ID of your extension.
Set the value of (Default) to the path of the file you created.

Related to

Browser	Extension ID
Google Chrome	`bpjfchmapbmjeklgmlkabfepflgfckip`
Microsoft Edge	`ahdfobpkkckhdhbmnpjehdkepaddfhek`
Mozilla Firefox	`{3bdedc7b-4521-44e0-bffe-519f60814d95}`