How do i set a password for firefox???

Question

i already know how to set the master password. all it does is protect ur passwords. i wanna kno if there is a thing where only i an use firefox by a password and others cant becuz they dont know the pasword??

Answer 1

If you want to lock firefox down, you can use this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/954/ it might not be exactly what you want, but it should work.

Answer 2

indexed under are a pair of concepts. a million. Disable the internet bodily. Unplug the community cable or turn off the router. 2. deploy a firewall that has a password. Block each and every thing once you depart and the password will shop the internet blocked till typed in.

Answer 3

This is a old question, but still: I am using a Mac and I am admin of my system, so I just right-hand clicked on Firefox and changed the permissions so that I was the only user that could read and write; everyone else has no access. This really only works if other people are using your mac as a 'guest,' because one you are logged in, OS does not ask for your password.

If you don't want to enable a guest account, you could set-up an extra user for your system and have that user be the only one with access, then, you would have to enter the username and password from your main log-in and any others (unless of course, you logged in from that extra user log-in).

Answer 4

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Locks the master security device after a predefined period of inactivity to prevent unauthorized use of saved passwords. By default, 300 secs (5 min) of inactivity will lock the master security device, but this value can be adjusted in the extension manager options window. Users can also log out of the master security device manually from the tools or context menu.

When the master security device is locked, the master password must be entered to gain access to saved passwords. You may assign a master password in Tools > Options > Privacy > Passwords > Set Master Password.

Developer Comments
The latest version allows users to log out of the master security device manually from the tools or context menu.

In response to comments: there is no point locking down the "view passwords" screen, because your passwords will always be exposable unless you protect them with a master password. See this bookmarklet for an example: http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html#view_passwords

I agree with tipu.

I want the ability to lock the 'View Saved Password' dialog in Firefox's Tools > Options, but to NOT be prompted for a master password when browsing sites.

At the moment you can't do this in Firefox. You either get nagged every session, or you have to leave you password dialog wide open