Master password

[Bahco]

Anyone know how to change the master password in Firefox.
I cannot remember the old one to change to a new one so need to bypass the old password if possible.

Thanks

 

[dave.m]

If you have lost or forgotten your master password or you want to disable the feature, you can reset the master password. Resetting the master password will remove all stored password information. Upon resetting, you will lose all the stored information in the Password Manager, as this is a built-in security feature to prevent people from simply resetting your Master Password to gain access to your passwords.

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


http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password

dave

 

[Bahco]

Cheers Dave

 

[tim west]

Not sure how secure the firefox password is but if its anything like Microsoft Office 40 bit (RC4) then you may like to use one of the many brute force programs that with a fast pc can guarantee to break the password in or within approx 3 days