Passwords still visible ,in Firefox, for every one, after disconnection from my Firefox account
After a fresh install of Debian and Firefox (this is 78.9.0esr), I signed in with my Firefox account, and all went well: I got all my bookmarks and recorded passwords for all kind of sites available. So far, so good.
But I changed my mind, and want to allow this computer to be used by other people (it's a coworking space), so I logged out from Firefox (disconnect this account) and observed that all bookmarks were still there (not a big deal for me) but also all passwords. They still show in login & password page (Lockwise). I went on to delete all history and all cookies etc... The passwords are still there. I can delete a password one at a time, it seems to work... but I have 50+ to do. There are no "delete all" option or menu on the Lockwise page.
I would really think that you should be able to benefit from these passwords when logged in but they should not appear when logged out. Even if I launch an incognito session, log in in the private window, all passwords have being synced in the non-private Firefox... Is there a way to avoid that?
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OK, thanks for your fast answer. I just checked my other Linux box ( Gentoo ) where I have Firefox 87: I do have the option to delete all passwords (it's not automatic when I log out), so that's better.
But I still think it should not remember those passwords when having been logged in then out from a private browsing session and that one should not have to do this manually. I am going to create separate Linux users to better isolate their credentials as well as mine.
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This option is already in the normal Firefox since 81 (bug 1657463). But you have ESR, so I assume that it will be in Firefox ESR 91, in 3-4 months. Also "Delete all passwords" should be there.
ESR doesn't get features very often, only security fixes.
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OK, thanks for your fast answer. I just checked my other Linux box ( Gentoo ) where I have Firefox 87: I do have the option to delete all passwords (it's not automatic when I log out), so that's better.
But I still think it should not remember those passwords when having been logged in then out from a private browsing session and that one should not have to do this manually. I am going to create separate Linux users to better isolate their credentials as well as mine.
Note that you can reset the Primary Password to remove all passwords.
fb1 said
I am going to create separate Linux users to better isolate their credentials as well as mine.
You also could use separate Firefox profiles (connected to different Firefox Accounts, or no Firefox Account) for a single user, but separate users probably is best.
Ref. Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles