How to Protect a Password in Mozilla Firefox

With your permission, Mozilla Firefox conveniently remembers usernames and passwords to websites you frequent. This saves you time in the future, but it poses a security risk. If you share your computer with other users, they could retrieve your passwords from Firefox. To protect your passwords, Firefox allows you to set up a master password, which is requested when you need to access the password information contained in your profile.

Instructions

1. Open Mozilla Firefox. Press the "Alt" key to expose the top Menu Bar, if it is currently hidden.

2. Click "Tools" in the Menu Bar. Click "Options."

3. Click the "Security" tab.

4. Check "Use a master password."

5. Enter a password in the "Enter new password" and "Re-enter password" fields of the "Change Master Password" dialog window that automatically appears. If you previously set a master password, enter the current password in the field "Current password." If no master password was set, the field displays "(not set)." Click "OK."

6. Click "OK" to accept the new settings. Close the Options window.

References

• Mozillazine: Master Password