Posts Tagged With: password
· May 8, 2008 at 4:35 am · Firefox Security
The fact that Firefox’s show passwords option is so easy to reach is often a godsend for me because more often than not I forget which login I used with which web site.
If your PC is used by more than one person though there is a security issue you may need to worry about when it comes to showing others your login information.
By default, if you go under Tools, then your Options and then the Security section, anybody could get in there and look at your user names and passwords - as long as they had access to your PC. To fix that you want to set a master password.
First go to Tools and then Options. From there your Firefox options window should pop up and you want to go to the Security tab. From there check the box that says “Use a master password”. Now another box should come up asking you for your master password - type it in twice, and make sure you remember it.
Now when you go to Tools, Options, Security and then under the Passwords section hit the “Show Passwords…” button it should ask you for your master password before showing all your saved password information.
· November 21, 2007 at 7:24 am · Firefox Security
You know that sick feeling you get in the pit of your stomach, the one that means either you forgot your mother’s birthday or even worse - your password for your favorite web site. Thankfully if Firefox has been remembering these passwords for you, recovering them in an easy task.
Recover Passwords in Firefox Options
For the “long way around” fix - go to:
Tools > Options > Security
Once you find yourself there in that popup options box, go down to where it says “Show Passwords…”. Click that button and a new popup box should appear listing all your web sites and login names. To show your passwords click on the “Show Passwords” button and click “Yes” through the warning it tosses at you.
Quicker JavaScript Fix
For those needing a quicker fix - you can use the Firefox Asterisk Revealer. It uses a line of javascript copied and pasted into the address bar to take a shorter route at getting this job done.
Forgotten Password User Scripts
For the Greasemonkey fans - there are a few more options to try:
Show Passwords - Yes, an Extension Too!
Unhide Passwords - Sure there is a time and place for security - but if you really need to see what is behind the asterisks, this extension shows the contents of password fields in clear text (instead of the asterisks), to make that process a bit easier. Have any other fixes?
· October 16, 2007 at 5:00 am · Firefox Security
Need help coming up with confusing and complicated passwords? There are a number of services out there that will help you in this department, but one of the best I have found is Password Hasher.
This Firefox extension delivers when it comes to delivering you a password I’d never be able to guess. Now why should you use strong password? Well the obvious reason would be to make sure your content does not get stolen.
Here are some of the features of this extension:
- Automatically generates strong passwords.
- One master key produces different passwords at many sites.
- Quickly upgrade passwords by “bumping” the site tag.
- Upgrade a master key without updating all sites at once.
- Supports different length passwords.
For more information be sure to check out their official web site. We all want to be more safe, and a good password is an easy way to start.
· February 2, 2007 at 10:36 am · Firefox Security
Need a different way to filter the Web you use? If you want to block certain types of Web sites, this Firefox extension might be the way to go.
Personal content filter based on user-defined preferences such as keywords, filtering sensitivity settings and URL exceptions. Password protected (default password is “foxfilter”).
Yet another interesting way of filtering content for your Firefox browser. The one feature I really like is the blocking by keyword. That is really neat, and have not seen it in too many other downloads like this.
+ Download and Install the FilterFox Extension for Firefox!
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