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After Update to 38.0.1 there is no possibility to use Master Password and all saved paswords. FIPS?

Thunderbird Installation and updates
Wayne Mery replied
danielarts
danielarts

Can someone help?

Mac OS Yosemite, used the latest Thunderbird Version, saverd pw with Master Passwort. After Update there is no input Field at Thunderbird Start to input the MAster PW, so the Thunderbird is trying to connect to account without login data and freezes.

Can someone help? Mac OS Yosemite, used the latest Thunderbird Version, saverd pw with Master Passwort. After Update there is no input Field at Thunderbird Start to input the MAster PW, so the Thunderbird is trying to connect to account without login data and freezes.

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danielarts
danielarts Question owner

There is also no way to reset, or change Master PW, because in the dialog is nothing set. Also no stored PW are showed - of course.

danielarts
danielarts Question owner

I installed and replaced the older Version 31.7.0 downloaded from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/ runs with no problems. I have FIPS Mode For the master password, so I can't deactivate it.

danielarts
danielarts Question owner

The problem was: activated FIPS encryption. So I deactivated it: before inserting Master PW - Settings (cmd + , ) Security -> Certificates-> fips after deactivation, I tried to update with no problems.

Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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So before you updated, you had FIPS enabled?