Get a More Secure Login

Comments (2) · October 30, 2007 at 10:06 am · Firefox Security

Want to make sure that login process your going through is a little more secure?

The Secure Login extension does the trick. So I bet your asking, “well, how do I login then?”. It uses the built-in password manager, but deactivates the pre-filling of login forms. You are now able to login with one click or a keyboard shortcut (ALT+N - changeable via settings). Just add the Secure Login tool bar button to your tool bar, or use the provided status bar icon.

The handiest feature of all the things this security tool does is the disabling the pre-filling of login forms prevents malicious JavaScript code to automatically steal your login data. If your worried about your login information being grabbed by the wrong folks - this extension might be right up your paranoid ally.

Webconverger - The Firefox OS

Comments (8) · April 5, 2007 at 5:20 am · Firefox Security

I have been saying for a while now that Firefox could be my operating system, due to all the Web applications I use it for. Now it looks like somebody has taken that opinion to heart and has created a live CD that will let you run Firefox and only Firefox.

Webconverger is an evolution of the hybrid client for deployments in places like offices or Internet cafes where only Web applications are used. Unlike thin or hybrid clients, Webconverger is faster and more responsive by providing a Web browser that runs locally.

I haven’t had the time to try it out myself, but I will be soon. This would be a great tool to use if you don’t want people messing up your machine, or you run a series of local machines and you need a cheap and easy way of making them usable. I am sure this might give life to an old machine too!

Check out the project, support them if you think it is good - and most of all let me know how you like it or what could be done to it to make it better. I’ll be sure to pass any feedback you have back to the developer.

+ Check Out the Webconverger Live CD!

Remember Mismatched Domains

Comments off · March 23, 2007 at 4:47 am · Firefox Settings

Now I could see where the mismatched domains popup warning might be useful for some, but for me it just tends to get in my way. If you have not seen there errors in Firefox, they come up with somebody’s SSL certificate doesn’t match the domain name it is registered to.

The Remember Mismatched Domains extension for Firefox is here to save the day.

The Remember Mismatched Domains extension for Firefox and Thunderbird adds a “Don’t warn me again about this certificate for this domain” checkbox to the Domain Mismatch and Expired Certificate warning windows. When selected the domain name and security certificate domain pair (or certificate and expiration date pair) is stored in a Firefox / Thunderbird preference and the security error dialogue will be bypassed on subsequent visits.

Well now if this bugs you as much as it bugs me, you can get rid of it with the Remember Mismatched Domains extension.

Secure Google Calendar

Comments off · September 22, 2006 at 6:10 am · Firefox Security

It might be a ‘bit of a work around, but there is a way you can get a secure login for Google’s Calendar application. If you use Google Calendar, I would suggest you give this a shot for more security.

In fact, even if you change your Google Calendar bookmark URL to https, you’ll often be redirected to a plain old http connection. boo, Google! That’s why I’ve found Mark Pilgrim’s GMail Secure Greasemonkey script invaluable. It’s built to force a secure connection for GMail, but the script itself is so generic that it works for other sites.

+ Read More About Securing Google Calendar in Firefox!