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0 pointsthere15y ago0 comments

no, thunderbird and firefox store passwords in a sqlite database. unless you have its "master password" set (which encrypts the contents with that password) then everything is in cleartext.

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busted15y ago· 1 in thread

What's more, if you have firefox or chrome set to remember your passwords, anyone with access to your computer can look at them through the browser's options menu clear as day.

thereOP15y ago

if you're on a mac, you can move passwords to the keychain: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/keychain-serv...

otherwise, set a master password to encrypt the sqlite database and then make the password timeout after a short while: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/master-passwo...

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