Password security issue
I am running 3.6.16: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.16) Gecko/20110319 Firefox/3.6.16 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
I click on Tools, then Options, then Security, then Saved Passwords and finally "SHOW PASSWORDS".
I had no idea that it would be this easy for someone to gain access to whatever passwords I've saved. Shouldn't this feature be password protected also? Is there a way I can secure this so that anyone who uses a machine after me that I use frequently will not see my saved passwords?
Please advise.
Réiteach roghnaithe
Under Tools > Option > Security
Did you see the option to set up a Master Password? If you do, set up one and from thereafter, you'd have to enter the password to access the passwords.
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In order to show the passwords, you have to enter your Master Password to do so.
I had to enter no password to gain access to this. Or am I missing something?
Réiteach Roghnaithe
Under Tools > Option > Security
Did you see the option to set up a Master Password? If you do, set up one and from thereafter, you'd have to enter the password to access the passwords.
Using the Master Password feature should work.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Protecting%20stored%20passwords%20using%20a%20master%20password
Thank you! Not sure how I overlooked that but when I saw how easy it was to get into those passwords I panicked for sure. Thank you for your quick response and your help. Much appreciated.