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firefox prompts to enter master password while there is no form in the page

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I open Firefox and visit: http://twitter.com/astro_paolo Although there is no form in this page, Firefox prompts me to enter my master password

I open Firefox and visit: http://twitter.com/astro_paolo Although there is no form in this page, Firefox prompts me to enter my master password

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A look at the page source shows that there is a hidden login form (left: -9999px;) on that page.

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There's a "Sign In" link top right of screen, so that will trigger the Master Password utility even if you don't propose to sign in. Just click Cancel if you don't want to login.

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A look at the page source shows that there is a hidden login form (left: -9999px;) on that page.

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Thanks cor-el, this was helpful !

Twitter is not playing nice with Firefox master password feature. That's dumb, unsecure and serve no purpose at all. Twitter has bad programming issues.