AccessURL for Firefox

Granted, sharing your online accounts with others is never a smart practice especially if you made the mistake of using the same password for some of your most important accounts.

Then again, there are times when you have no other choice but to give a friend, colleagues or family member access to your accounts. Luckily, thanks to utilities like AccessURL for Firefox, you can do so without having to reveal your credentials.

While the installation is swift and does not require you restart Firefox, you should bear in mind that you need to create an account. The idea behind the utility is that it relies on cookies on the service you are using and hence, does not entail you ever give away your username or password.

Functionality-wise, the extension entails you log in the account and generate an encrypted link that you share with others via email or as a direct link. You will be happy to learn that the tool allows you to create URLs that are valid for either 24 hours, 1 week or one-time access.

It is worth mentioning that the extension comes with a web-based dashboard where all the active, expired and revoked links are stored. As you probably hinted, you can manage all temporary access granted to various users from here.

At the same time, you have the possibility to request access to other users' accounts by accessing the function with the same name from the Dashboard. When asking for access, you solely need to enter the email and the extension generates an automatic link that is sent to that the provided address.

In the eventuality that you do not feel comfortable sharing your online accounts, but you absolutely must do that then AccessURL for Firefox provides you with a safe method to do so.