How to set a username and master
Password in Mozilla Firefox- We save various passwords in our browser. This saves our
time and let us free from remembering many passwords. This practice is fine if
your computer is not shared by anyone, but if your computer is shared by
others, this may be harmful because everybody using your computer can see your
saved passwords. Firefox provides a protection to keep your saved passwords
safe, that is the “Username” “Masterpassword”. The masterpassword word works
without effecting any thing else and very easy to set, edit, remove or retrieve
in case you forget it.
How to define a Master Password in Mozilla Firefox
To set a master password –
1. Click ‘Menu’
2. Select ‘Options’(The Gear Icon)
3. Click ‘Security’ panel (On the Top)
4. Check the box “Use a master Password”(The Change Master Password dialog will
appear.)
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Mozilla Master Password Setting Dialogue Box |
5. Enter A password(To create a high standard password, use a combination
of letters in upper case and lower case,
Figures, special characters, Symbols. The line of password quality meter must
go to the end. Please ensure that your password must be easy to remember for
you but difficult to guess by others.)
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Mozilla Master Password Confirmation Dialogue box |
6. Enter your password again to confirm.
7. Check the password quality meter has gone to the end
8. Click ‘OK’(A dialogue box will appear}
9. Click ‘OK’ in the dialogue box.
10. You are done.
How to remove the master Password in Mozilla Firefox
If you don't want
to retain a master password, you can remove it whenever you like but please
remember that without a master password, someone with access to your computer
can easily view your passwords saved in Firefox. Even then you want to remove
your master password -
1.
Click on menu
2.
choose .
3.
Click
panel.
4.
Uncheck
mark ‘Use a
master password’.(The Remove Master Password dialog will open. )
5.
Enter
the current password to confirm that you are authorized to remove it.
6.
Click
.(A new dialogue box will open)
7.
Click
in the new dialog box.
8.
Click
. (Your Master
Password will be removed)
How to remove the master Password in Mozilla Firefox
If you want to change your master password you can also change it whenever you like. To change your master password -
1.
Click the menu
2.
Choose .
3.
Click
the panel.
4.
Click
.
5.
To
confirm if you are authorized to change or not, enter your current master password.
6.
Enter
the new master password twice.(If you Leave both the password fields empty it will
removes your master password.)
7.
To
accept the changed master password, click .
8.
Click
to close the Options window.
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