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Is it safe to save password with firefox password manager?

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vish4analysis
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How safe is it to use the firefox password manager? I mean is it not vulnerable to leaks/hacks if i save it in firefox? I have save a couple of site passwords but just want to be sure if it really isnt a threat...masked in convenience?!! Answers appreciated!! Thanks guys

How safe is it to use the firefox password manager? I mean is it not vulnerable to leaks/hacks if i save it in firefox? I have save a couple of site passwords but just want to be sure if it really isnt a threat...masked in convenience?!! Answers appreciated!! Thanks guys

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TonyE
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If you use a strong master password, it will be very difficult to hack your passwords. For details see protecting stored passwords using a master password.

cor-el
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See Use a Primary Password to protect stored logins and passwords

Passwords should contain uppercase and lowercase characters (e.g., a-z, A-Z) and have digits (0-9) and punctuation characters and symbols (!@#$%^&*()_+~-=;) if allowed and the length should at least be 8.

Never use words that can be found via a dictionary look up.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength