[Mozilla] Le password in Thunderbird e Firefox

Breve post per appuntarmi come resettare la password di sicurezza globale impostabile con Firefox/thunderbird e come proteggere un profilo con una password.
Per il primo caso Mozillazine riporta:

If you have lost or forgotten your Master Password or you want to disable the feature, you can reset your master password. 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 you can also look at the Troubleshooting section in Password Manager.

  • Firefox: Enter "chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul" in the Location Bar, press Enter, then click "Reset"
  • Thunderbird 1.5: "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Saved Passwords -> Master Password -> Reset Password".
  • Thunderbird 2: Choose Tools – Error Console, paste the expression: openDialog("chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul") and press the Evaluate button. That will open a dialog asking you if you want to reset your password.
  • For Mozilla Suite: "Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Master Passwords -> Reset Password".
Questo sottolinea come le password globali non siano di grande efficacia se sono così facilmente resettabili.
Per quanto riguarda la protezione di un profilo con una password, sembrano esistere le estensioni Profile Password di Kaosmos (non le ho testate).

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