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Force use master password via mozilla.cfg or policies.json

tomasz.myszkowski
tomasz.myszkowski
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I would like to force on users in my organization to protect their passwords by firefox master password. How to do that by modifaing mozilla.cfg or policies.json?

Thank You

I would like to force on users in my organization to protect their passwords by firefox '''master password'''. How to do that by modifaing '''mozilla.cfg''' or '''policies.json'''? Thank You

Modified by tomasz.myszkowski

Chosen solution

Add the following to policies.json: 

{
  "policies": {
    "PrimaryPassword": true
  }
}


The user will be prompted to create a primary password when they try to save login details.

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zeroknight
zeroknight
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Chosen Solution

Add the following to policies.json: 

{
  "policies": {
    "PrimaryPassword": true
  }
}


The user will be prompted to create a primary password when they try to save login details.

tomasz.myszkowski
tomasz.myszkowski Question owner
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that's what i need, thanks