The Cerby browser extension is an add-on for your web browser designed to provide you with the most optimal user experience. While the core functionalities of the Cerby platform can be accessed via the web app, the browser extension unlocks the full potential of Cerby, significantly streamlining your daily activities.
The extension is strategic for performing automated logins to your accounts, identifying and autosaving your accounts, and enforcing security policies in your web browser, among other features. Additionally, it enables you to seamlessly manage your items: accounts, secrets, and collections.
The following are the four underlying services of the Cerby browser extension:
Autofill: It consists of the services responsible for interacting with the web page’s content to enable auto and manual injection of login credentials.
Popup: It consists of the main user interface (UI) service of the extension displayed when users click the Cerby icon in the web browser’s toolbar or add-ons section. Users interact with the popup to access and perform actions on their items, such as viewing the details of accounts, secrets, and collections.
Inline menu: It consists of a complementary UI service of the extension displayed in input fields. Users interact with the inline menu to perform actions specific to the context of the input field, such as autofilling login credentials.
App setting restrictions: It consists of the service responsible for enforcing security policies in the web browser to prevent users from changing user, password, and account settings.
Login credential capture: It consists of the service responsible for identifying login and signup attempts and capturing the login credentials for autosaving accounts, either through a prompted or enforced flow.
IMPORTANT: The Cerby browser extension is not fully supported in incognito or private browsing windows. Some features may not work as expected, which can lead to a bad user experience. For the best performance and access to the full Cerby experience, use a standard browser window.
Figure 1 shows how the Cerby browser extension popup looks.
Figure 1. Cerby browser extension popup
Supported browsers
The Cerby browser extension is supported by the following web browsers:
IMPORTANT: While you can install the Cerby browser extension in Opera, being a Chromium-based web browser, you may experience issues with field detection. We’ll support Opera in the future.
It’s worth mentioning that Cerby provides the flexibility for organizations to decide whether to make the browser extension installation optional or to deploy it centrally via a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. For more information, read the article Install the Cerby browser extension via an MDM service and a configuration file.
Key benefits and operations
The following are the key benefits and operations of the Cerby browser extension:
Real-time sync: Changes made on the Cerby web app, such as adding accounts, updating passwords, or organizing collections, are instantly reflected in the browser extension, ensuring your information is always up-to-date.
Streamlined login: Experience auto-login to your accounts, eliminating the need to manually enter usernames, passwords, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. Also, you can perform assisted manual logins with the inline menu.
Account onboarding: Identify and autosave new accounts in Cerby as you log in or sign up for apps and service providers, maintaining a complete record of your digital footprint.
In-app access control: For specific domains, the Cerby browser extension can enforce security policies, ensuring users only interact with allowed sections of the app settings.
Enterprise-first: Leverage your MDM service to install the Cerby browser extension across all the endpoints in your organization. You can pre-seed your workspace in the extension for user convenience.
Password generation: Use our password strength selectors to generate strong passwords that comply with your app requirements.
In-context alerts: Let Cerby display important notifications in your web browser as the Cerby browser extension performs tasks for you, such as auto-login.
Item management: Use the Cerby browser extension popup to view your accounts, secrets, and collections.
Auto-signing in to the extension: Leverage the active session of your identity provider to automatically sign in to the Cerby browser extension. Currently, this feature is available for Okta-based workspaces.
Related articles
The following articles contain more information about the Cerby browser extension: