GitHub: Preserve URL fragment in auth flow

When GitHub redirects you to auth, it'll eventually return you to your original URL, but will lose the fragment part of the URL…

What is GitHub: Preserve URL fragment in auth flow?

GitHub: Preserve URL fragment in auth flow is a Chrome extension that ensures the URL fragment is not lost during the authentication process on GitHub. When redirecting to the authentication page, the extension ensures that the original URL with its fragment (e.g. '#L104') is preserved and returned to after authentication.

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By: Kannan Goundan

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Users: 22 ▼ -1

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2020-08-31)

Creation date: 2020-08-23

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://github.com/*

Size: 10.73K

Email: ka*****@cakoose.com

URLs: Website

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# 96054 ▼ 1664

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#8682 in Developer Tools ▼ 76 #4 in fragment keyword 17

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Summary

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When GitHub redirects you to auth, it'll eventually return you to your original URL, but will lose the fragment part of the URL (e.g. "#L104"). This extension preserves the URL fragment across the redirect.

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Risk impact

GitHub: Preserve URL fragment in auth flow may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.