Windows 10 reached EOS (end of support) on October 14, 2025. If you are on Windows 10, see this article.

Avatar for Username

Søg i Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Læs mere
Denne tråd blev arkiveret. Stil et nyt spørgsmål, hvis du har brug for hjælp.
Løst Arkiveret

Does password manager encrypt an already saved password if it is set afterwards?

Firefox Privatliv og sikkerhed
unreal4u replied
unreal4u
unreal4u

I had to give access to another root user on my machine a few days ago and I have already a lot of passwords saved without using a master password. I don't want that new root user to be able to easily copy my fx sqlite database and view them. When setting a new master password, the passwords that were already saved before setting that master password are encrypted again using the new master password or should I delete them all and add them manually?

Greetings.

I had to give access to another root user on my machine a few days ago and I have already a lot of passwords saved without using a master password. I don't want that new root user to be able to easily copy my fx sqlite database and view them. When setting a new master password, the passwords that were already saved before setting that master password are encrypted again using the new master password or should I delete them all and add them manually? Greetings.

Alle svar (4)

philipp
philipp
  • Moderator

Valgt løsning

hello unreal4u, setting a master password will encrypt the whole sqlite database and also affect all your currently stored passwords.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Bidragsyder i top 25
  • Moderator

Note that on Mac there is also the Keychain.

unreal4u
unreal4u Spørgsmålsstiller

Oh I didn't know that, I will check it out, thanks!