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master password for the Software Security Device shows multiple windows

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When I launch firefox the security window pops up asking for the following:

Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device.

Everything works fine except I get, as of today, four of these windows. I have to close them all out except for one to enter my security password. Once I do that everything works ok.

Is there a way to fix this so multiple windows don't pop up asking for the same thing? I just need the one security window asking for the master password.

When I launch firefox the security window pops up asking for the following: Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device. Everything works fine except I get, as of today, four of these windows. I have to close them all out except for one to enter my security password. Once I do that everything works ok. Is there a way to fix this so multiple windows don't pop up asking for the same thing? I just need the one security window asking for the master password.

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Asking multiple times for the master password will be fixed in Firefox 4.

This can happen if you reopen tabs via session restore and you have saved a name and password for the site in a tab and there is a log in form.

StartupMaster: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/9808

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Upgraded to Firefox 4.0 and it still happens.