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.
Extension stats
By: Kannan Goundan
Creation date: 2020-08-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 10.73K
Email: ka*****@cakoose.com
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Extension summary
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.
Extension safety
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.
Risk likelihood
GitHub: Preserve URL fragment in auth flow has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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