Authentication downgrade it seems
Hi using 153esr and Win11
I have my emails on an encrypted drive. Until now if I closed Thunderbird I would have to enter my Master/Primary password before and emails would show, i.e they were protected from casual view.
Now if I type [cancel] at the request for a password, twice in a row than all my emails are visible.
I though it may be this new thing where the [close] icon functions differently, but even if I close via the menu File > Exit it seems Thunderbird still has access to my emails without authorisation.
Any ideas would be useful
Thanks
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amoun said
By the way: I can edit or add to the original post: Just checked task Manager and it appears Thunderbird is closed, so TB itself is using my Master Password even though I cancel Is there the equivalent of [about:config] where there may be a setting I can use ?
Did you have mail.password_protect_local_cache set to true? (not well known)
Modified by Wayne Mery
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By the way: I can edit or add to the original post:
Just checked task Manager and it appears Thunderbird is closed, so TB itself is using my Master Password even though I cancel
Is there the equivalent of [about:config] where there may be a setting I can use ?
The short answer is, your assumptions are wrong. Learn what the Primary Password does and what it doesn't protect. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password
Also see https://kb.mozillazine.org/Protecting_the_contents_of_the_profile_-_mail
Yes it was not so much an assumption but a decade of use, so I didn't expect a change.
Thanks for confirming the issue, as the new status.
I'm going to install an earlier version until I can sort this out
Thank you
UPDATE:
Decided just to keep the update, a few issues I will get used to :)
Thanks again
Modified by amoun
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amoun said
By the way: I can edit or add to the original post: Just checked task Manager and it appears Thunderbird is closed, so TB itself is using my Master Password even though I cancel Is there the equivalent of [about:config] where there may be a setting I can use ?
Did you have mail.password_protect_local_cache set to true? (not well known)
Modified by Wayne Mery
Hi
That sounds interesting but is there an [about:config] to that :)
and while on the subject
Developer Tools is inactive ??
Thank you
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/config-editor is the very first search hit when you search SUMO for "config thunderbird".
Update on earlier post By the way: I can edit or add to the original post:
By the way: I can not edit or add to the original post :)
amoun said
Update on earlier post By the way: I can edit or add to the original post: By the way: I can not edit or add to the original post :)
I can't change that.
Wayne Mery said
amoun said
By the way: I can edit or add to the original post: Just checked task Manager and it appears Thunderbird is closed, so TB itself is using my Master Password even though I cancel Is there the equivalent of [about:config] where there may be a setting I can use ?Did you have mail.password_protect_local_cache set to true? (not well known)
Did you in fact previously have mail.password_protect_local_cache set to true?
No it was set to fale.
Now set to true it will not load emails from my other Drive without me entering the password, which it what I am used to,
So thanks for pointing me to that, and thanks again for your continuing concern :)
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