Does not make sense to use Master Password
I want to switch from Outlook and use Thunderbird for our office emails. However there is no way to protect the saved email logins.
When I use a master password, every time the user opens Thunderbird, they need to enter the password but I do not want to give them the master password as it defeats the purpose. Ideally the master password or another setting should protect the saved logins only and the user should be able to login to Thunderbird without additional password.
So this means Thunderbird is not an application to use in office environments?
Modified by eyubismail
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If interested in using thunderbird for an office, this may help: https://enterprise.thunderbird.net/manage-updates-policies-and-customization/managing-thunderbird-policies I agree that the master password concept doesn't apply here. there are other issues, such as disabling access to config editor, whether individuals should be authorized to update on their own. You can manage that and more and restrict individual access. For email passwords, if you use an email provider that assigns app passwords, such as Gmail, the passwords become meaningless as they cannot be reused. I have no other suggestions for passwords, but maybe others here do. Good luck. Many businesses do use Thunderbird throughout their organizations successfully.
Thank you, all I want is that a user must not see the email logins. The emails are not Gmail or similar, it is our domain which connects to a hosting.
There is no active directory or group policies, the user is the administrator of the computer. If there is a simple way, maybe a hidden setting in the about:config?
Still the user can discover it however they need to be very IT conscious to find the about:config configuration.
I am not an Outlook desktop user but from what I can see, the users can also see the passwords in Outlook using 3rd party programs.
eyubismail said
I want to switch from Outlook and use Thunderbird for our office emails. However there is no way to protect the saved email logins.
Yes, there is a way to protect it. Friends don't let friends access their Windows login account nor their windows file system. This is where you lock down access.
As soon as you allow access via one of those methods, your protection of Thunderbird data is swiss cheese.
You may want to post your query to the Thunderbird Enterprise mailing list at Topicbox. https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/enterprise
> So this means Thunderbird is not an application to use in office environments?
How exactly does Outlook facilitate this?
christ1 said
You may want to post your query to the Thunderbird Enterprise mailing list at Topicbox. https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/enterprise
Thanks done
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