Merlin
Privacy Pass

Privacy Pass

Client-side of the Privacy Pass protocol providing unlinkable cryptographic tokens.

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What is Privacy Pass?

Privacy Pass is a Firefox extension that generates unlinkable cryptographic tokens for websites supporting the Privacy Pass protocol, like Cloudflare-protected sites. These tokens let you bypass CAPTCHA verifications, saving you time. Click the extension to open a provider's page, solve the CAPTCHA, and acquire tokens. Use tokens automatically when a CAPTCHA appears and refill when needed by solving new CAPTCHA.

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Stats
Stats date:
Version: 3.0.6 (Last updated: 2023-09-04)
Creation date: 2017-09-18
Weekly download count: 129
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 274.27K
Email: Click to see
URLs: Website
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

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Merlin
Summary
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This extension provides unlinkable cryptographic tokens for websites that support the Privacy Pass protocol. For example, these tokens can be used on Cloudflare-protected websites to redeem a token instead of solving a CAPTCHA.

How it works?

Privacy Pass Providers: Cloudflare and hCaptcha

Get tokens

  1. Click on the extension icon, and click on top of one of the providers.
  2. One page will open with a CAPTCHA to be solved.
  3. Solve successfully the CAPTCHA and the extenison will get some tokens.
Use tokens
  1. When a page shows a CAPTCHA from one of the providers,
  2. if the extension has tokens, the browser uses a token to pass the provider's challenge without any interaction.
  3. Otherwise, the user must solve the CAPTCHA, which grants some tokens for future use.
See FAQs and Known Issues section: if something is not working as expected.
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Reduces number of captchas for some users
  • Easy to set up
Cons
  • Doesn't function correctly or at all for some users
  • Issues with storing passes in localStorage
  • Difficulties with Tor browser
  • No functionality for import/export
  • Limited to 5 hCaptcha passes per completion
  • Poor performance on websites, including Discord
Most mentioned
  • Issues with Cloudflare
  • Problems with hCaptcha
  • Difficulties with localStorage
  • Failure to work properly in Tor browser
  • Lack of import/export features
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Safety
Risk impact

Privacy Pass is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Privacy Pass if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Privacy Pass is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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