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Forgot Master Security password for Firefox 24.0.3 How do I recover to reset?

How do I retain or reset the Master Password securing saved passwords?

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In the Firefox location bar, enter the following location:
chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul
and press Enter key. The Reset Master Password page will appear. Click the Reset button, to reset your master password.
Remember: Resetting your master password will remove all of your saved usernames and passwords.

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Enter the following n the Firefox address bar anew box will come up allowing you to reset password,you will lose your stored passwords!
chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul

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SOURCE: Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device

Explanation to why the message appears:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Self_Explaining_Password_Dialog


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SOURCE: Please enter the master password for the Software

In firefox:
Tools
Options
Un-check use master password

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<p><span>Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. As of May 2011, Firefox is the second most widely used browser with approximately 30% of worldwide usage share of web browsers.</span><br /> <p><span>In a safe and secure manner, Firefox can store usernames and passwords that you use to access sites on the web. When you access a site for which Firefox has stored your username and password, Firefox automatically fills in the appropriate fields for you.</span><br /> <p><span>While you <a href="http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/operamasterpasswordrecovery.html">forgot the password</a> that you entered there, there is no way of simple looking into a file. </span><br /> <p><span>Here is some ways for you to reset your forgot password.</span><br /> <p><span>Reset the Master Password in Firefox:</span><br /> <p><span>Open Firefox and paste the following line into the address bar:</span><br /> <p><span>Chrome://pippki/contend/resetpassword.xul</span><br /> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span>A text will appear saying that if you reset your master password all login derails including usernames, passwords and websites will be lost. If you click on Reset the master password is reset which means that you can enter a new one, Cancel would be the other option.</SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span>Brute Force the Master Password in Firefox:</SPAN><br> <p><span>You can use a software called <a href="http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/operamasterpasswordrecovery.html">Firefox password Recovery.</A> It is a smart and powerful utility to recovery passwords to web sites saved in Firefox Web Browser and Thunderbird. This tool can get the list of all usernames and passwords saved in Firefox Web Browser with only one button click!</SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span>Brute Force will most likely succeed if the master password consists of an existing word, words or name.</SPAN><br> <p><span>How to use it, please follow me:</SPAN><br> <p><span><a href="http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/how_to_use_firefoxpr.html">http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/how_to_use_firefoxpr.html</A></SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span>Step 1: To get a list of all passwords stored by Firefox Web Browser, press "Start Recovery" button and select Recovery Firefox Password menu item.</SPAN><br> <p><span></SPAN><br> <p><span>Step 2: The passwords together with their Website URL and </SPAN><span>User name will be displayed.</SPAN><span></SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span> </SPAN><br> <p><span>Tags: Forgot Firefox password, reset password, hack password <img src="hankibaohank.jpg"></SPAN>
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How to recover firefox password with the help of Firefox Password Recovery 5.0



Firfox is a powerful web browser that is quickly growing in popularity. Like other browsers Firefox indudes the option to remember your username and passwords for these types of websites. So that the next time you visit the website Firefoxcan "auto fill" these detail for you.

If you have visited a site before, but haven't been there in a while have forgotten the password, How can you easily recovery it?

Taday I will show you some ways for the best easy step.




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Method One

1.Open Firefox.

2. Go to "Tools" menu and select "Options"

3.Click om the "Security"tab.

4.Click the "Saved password" bottun. Click "show passwords" and then click "Yes" in the dialogue windows that pops up.

5.Scroll through the list to find the website and password combination your're looking for. Click "close" when you're finished.


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Method Two

Firefox Password Recovery 5.0 is a smart and powerful utility to recover passwords to web sites saved in Firefox Web Browser and Thunderbird. This tool can get the list of all usernames and passwords saved in Firefox Web Browser with only one button click!

In addition, this program also allows you to reset Firefox Master password.

Step1: To get a list of all passwords stored by Firefox Web Browser , press "Start Recovery" button and select Recover Firefox Password menu item.



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step2: The passwords together with their Website URL and User name will be displayed.

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  • Remember passwords for sites: Firefox can securely save passwords you enter in web forms to make it easier to log on to websites. Clear this checkbox to prevent Firefox from remembering your passwords.
    • Even with this optionpreference checked, however, you'll still be asked whether to save passwords for a site when you first visit it. If you select Never for This Site, that site will be added to an exceptions list. To access that list or to remove sites from it, click the Exceptions... button.
  • Use a master password: Firefox can protect sensitive information such as saved passwords and certificates by encrypting them using a master password. If you create a master password, each time you start Firefox, it will ask you to enter the password the first time it needs to access a certificate or stored password. You can set, change, or remove the master password by checking or unchecking this optionpreference or by clicking the Change Master Password... button. If a master password is already set, you will need to enter it in order to change or remove the master password.
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  • Show Passwords...: You can manage saved passwords and delete individual passwords by clicking the Show Passwords... button.
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  • Saved Passwords...: You can manage saved passwords and delete individual passwords by clicking the Saved Passwords... button.
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Warning Messages Click the Settings… button to configure the security warnings Firefox displays while you browse the web.
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  • I am about to view a page that uses low-grade encryption: With this optionpreference enabled, Firefox will warn you when you visit a page which uses low-grade encryption.
  • I leave an encrypted page for one that isn't encrypted: With this optionpreference enabled, Firefox will warn you every time you move from an encrypted page to an unencrypted page either by selecting a link on the page, selecting a bookmark or typing a new address into the location bar.
  • I submit information that's not encrypted: When this optionpreference is enabled, Firefox will warn you when you submit data via a form that's not encrypted.
  • I'm about to view an encrypted page that contains some unencrypted information: With this optionpreference enabled, Firefox will warn you when the page you're viewing contains a mixture of encrypted and unencrypted content. If an encrypted page contains unencrypted data, you should verify the identity of the page you're viewing prior to entering sensitive data.
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  • Firefox 2.0: "Tools -> Options -> Security -> Passwords -> Uncheck "Use a master password". You will be prompted for your Master Password.
  • Thunderbird: "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Passwords -> Remove Master Password"
If you have lost or forgotten your Master Password or you want to disable the feature, you can reset your master password. Upon resetting, you will lose all the stored information in the Password Manager as this is a built-in security feature to prevent people from simply resetting your Master Password to gaining access to your passwords.
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Taken From MozillaZine, http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password

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