Monday, August 29, 2011

Firefox master password

If you share your computer, using a Master Password is highly recommended, to prevent other users from accessing your stored passwords and logging onto your online accounts and services.

Stored passwords can include webmail and forum account information for browsers and e-mail server passwords for mail readers.

 By setting a Master Password, anyone using your profile will be prompted to enter the master password when access to your stored passwords is needed.
 To set master password, Please follow the below steps.

1.Select "Tools" menu and in option select security tab.Then click check box "Use a master password"
2.Then give the master password twice and check the strength of password.

I'm assure that this will provide a better security.

Warning:
If you forgot the master password you unable to change directly.

Help:
For reset Master password follo the below technique.
Resetting the master password will remove all stored password information.

Firefox: Enter chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul into the Location Bar (address bar), press the "Enter" key and click "Reset".