Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

Avatar for Username

Etsi tuesta

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Lue lisää

Ketju on arkistoitu. Esitä kysymys, jos tarvitset apua.

Why is password at login to Thunderbird not in fact necessary?

  • 3 vastausta
  • 1 henkilöllä on sama ongelma
  • 4 näyttöä
  • Viimeisin kirjoittaja NMB1

NMB1
NMB1
more options

Supposedly, once a user is logged into TB using the password, it is only needed again to access the stored passwords (via Tools\Options\Security).

BUT I FOUND -- when the initial TB login dialog appears, if you click Cancel instead of giving the password, you are immediately given access to the account (set at the mailbox from which you last exited TB). Then, if you want to access another mailbox, you need only click on Cancel to be given access.This is clearly a security bug -- the password isn't needed to access emails!

However, if you do log in to TB using the password instead of clicking Cancel, the subsequent dialog boxes do not appear.

It seems that this password system protects only the stored passwords, not the contents of the account mailboxes as well..

Supposedly, once a user is logged into TB using the password, it is only needed again to access the stored passwords (via Tools\Options\Security). BUT I FOUND -- when the initial TB login dialog appears, if you click Cancel instead of giving the password, you are immediately given access to the account (set at the mailbox from which you last exited TB). Then, if you want to access another mailbox, you need only click on Cancel to be given access.This is clearly a security bug -- the password isn't needed to access emails! However, if you do log in to TB using the password instead of clicking Cancel, the subsequent dialog boxes do not appear. It seems that this password system protects only the stored passwords, not the contents of the account mailboxes as well..

Valittu ratkaisu

It seems that this password system protects only the stored passwords, not the contents of the account mailboxes as well.

Passwords Thunderbird can remember are your account passwords. They are needed to access your account on the server. They are not needed to access the (local) profile.

You can set a master password to protect the account passwords. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password

Check this article for more information on how to protect the profile. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents

Lue tämä vastaus kontekstissaan 👍 0

Kaikki vastaukset (3)

christ1
christ1
  • Top 25 Contributor
more options

Valittu ratkaisu

It seems that this password system protects only the stored passwords, not the contents of the account mailboxes as well.

Passwords Thunderbird can remember are your account passwords. They are needed to access your account on the server. They are not needed to access the (local) profile.

You can set a master password to protect the account passwords. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password

Check this article for more information on how to protect the profile. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents

NMB1
NMB1 Kysymyksen kysyjä
more options

NMB1 said

Supposedly, once a user is logged into TB using the password, it is only needed again to access the stored passwords (via Tools\Options\Security). BUT I FOUND -- when the initial TB login dialog appears, if you click Cancel instead of giving the password, you are immediately given access to the account (set at the mailbox from which you last exited TB). Then, if you want to access another mailbox, you need only click on Cancel to be given access.This is clearly a security bug -- the password isn't needed to access emails! However, if you do log in to TB using the password instead of clicking Cancel, the subsequent dialog boxes do not appear. It seems that this password system protects only the stored passwords, not the contents of the account mailboxes as well..
NMB1
NMB1 Kysymyksen kysyjä
more options

Got it now.

Thanks, John99 and Christ1, for your help

NMB1