1. Choose the Security tab in preferences:
2. Enter your password:
Now your passwords will be kept save. The password file will now be encrypted with a master password, and cannot be viewed without typing in your password.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Secure your Firefox passwords!
Your passwords in Firefox are not securely encrypted by default. Your passwords are stored in a file called signons3.txt, which is encrypted using the key found in key3.db. However, the passwords can still be viewed in the preferences! It is very easy to fix this by following these steps below:
1. Choose the Security tab in preferences:
2. Enter your password:
Now your passwords will be kept save. The password file will now be encrypted with a master password, and cannot be viewed without typing in your password.
1. Choose the Security tab in preferences:
2. Enter your password:
Now your passwords will be kept save. The password file will now be encrypted with a master password, and cannot be viewed without typing in your password.
