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Disable Browser Auto-Fill and Auto-Complete

This article provides instructions on how to disable browser auto-fill and auto-complete features on your local workstation. Its primary purpose is to prevent browsers from automatically populating administrative form fields with incorrect data, ensuring strict data integrity when managing user profiles and sensitive information. This guide is intended for OPS-COM administrators who are experiencing data entry interference caused by their local web browsers.

Setup and Configuration

Because this configuration takes place outside of the OPS-COM environment, the setup involves modifying your local software settings.

Admin Side: Administrators must configure their local web browser settings to prevent auto-fill behaviors from overriding manual data entry within the administrative portal.

User Side: End-users may also choose to disable these settings on their personal devices for privacy reasons, though it is not strictly required for basic interaction with the public parking portal.

Some browser plug-ins, such as third-party password managers, may also act as auto-fill utilities and cause similar data override issues. If disabling the browser's native auto-fill does not resolve your data entry issue, review your installed plug-ins and disable or configure them to explicitly exclude the OPS-COM domain.

Using this Feature

Administrators can use the following steps corresponding to their specific web browser to disable the native auto-fill features.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Click the More icon (three vertical dots) at the top right and select Settings.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Show advanced settings.

  4. Disable the Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click checkbox located under the Passwords and forms section.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge and click the More icon (three dots) at the top right.

  2. Click Settings and scroll down to Advanced Settings.

  3. Locate the Save Form Entries option and toggle the setting to off.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.

  2. Type about:config directly into the address bar and press Enter.

  3. Click the I'll be careful, I promise button to proceed.

  4. Search for dom.forms.requestAutocomplete and double-click the entry to set its value to False.

Apple Safari

  1. Open Safari and click Preferences.

  2. Click AutoFill.

  3. Deselect all checkboxes corresponding to the categories of information you do not want Safari to automatically fill.

  4. Click the Edit button next to a specific category if you need to edit or delete existing saved information.

Internet Explorer

  1. Click the Tools menu icon.

  2. Click Internet Options and navigate to the Content tab.

  3. Click the Settings button under the Auto Complete section.

  4. Disable the Forms checkbox and the User Names and Passwords on Forms checkbox.

Best Practices and Considerations

  • Test after configuration: Always save your changes and refresh the system to confirm that the auto-fill issue is resolved. Logging completely out of OPS-COM and logging back in ensures your new browser settings take effect across all portal forms.

  • Maintain security awareness: If you are using a shared workstation, be aware that disabling auto-fill is a critical step in maintaining data privacy. Preventing your browser from saving this data safeguards against unauthorized access to saved credentials and protected user information.

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