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How does firefox mobile protect saved passwords?

shaunmlowry
shaunmlowry
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I never get asked to provide a master password to unlock the software security device like I do on my desktop before firefox mobile autofills a password for me. How does firefox on n900 protect my saved passwords?

I never get asked to provide a master password to unlock the software security device like I do on my desktop before firefox mobile autofills a password for me. How does firefox on n900 protect my saved passwords?

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Matt Brubeck
Matt Brubeck
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Sorry, current versions of mobile Firefox (a.k.a. Fennec) are not able to encrypt saved passwords.

We are working on adding this feature to the next version of Fennec. For details, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=592772

Matt Brubeck
Matt Brubeck
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For now, here is an add-on that enables password encryption with a master password:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/addon/270907/