Comments on: CyberNotes: Changing Your Firefox Password File http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Arenlor http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-148090 Arenlor Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:11:23 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-148090 prefs.js anyone? Firefox records the edited/non-default preferences in there. So if someone wanted to write an automated program, it would first look for the signons.txt then it'd look in prefs.js if it couldn't find it. Simple, done. prefs.js anyone? Firefox records the edited/non-default preferences in there. So if someone wanted to write an automated program, it would first look for the signons.txt then it’d look in prefs.js if it couldn’t find it. Simple, done.

]]> By: Matt Burns http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-147023 Matt Burns Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:05:43 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-147023 I agree with minni, just use the master password! The analogy is more like: telling people to move their safe to a non-standard location and the updating the map to the safe (the config) displayed on their front door. Just lock the safe! I agree with minni, just use the master password!

The analogy is more like:
telling people to move their safe to a non-standard location and the updating the map to the safe (the config) displayed on their front door.

Just lock the safe!

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-146600 Anonymous Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:03:40 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-146600 Ryan's idea is a good one, anything to make it harder. Mr. Minni, your analogy is not accurate. It would be like telling someone WHO KNOWS WHERE THE SAFE IS LOCATED IN EVERY HOUSE to move the safe somewhere UNKNOWN in the house. Not everyone will move it to the same place and it makes it that much harder to find. Ryan’s idea is a good one, anything to make it harder. Mr. Minni, your analogy is not accurate. It would be like telling someone WHO KNOWS WHERE THE SAFE IS LOCATED IN EVERY HOUSE to move the safe somewhere UNKNOWN in the house. Not everyone will move it to the same place and it makes it that much harder to find.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-24958 natmaster Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:52:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-24958 I don't know for sure what type of encryption is used for the Firefox profile, but I doubt they would use anything 'easy' to decrypt. There are many great encryption schemes that are not very performance intensive that offer great encryption capabilities. I don’t know for sure what type of encryption is used for the Firefox profile, but I doubt they would use anything ‘easy’ to decrypt. There are many great encryption schemes that are not very performance intensive that offer great encryption capabilities.

]]> By: Saurabh Minni http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-24787 Saurabh Minni Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:56:43 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-24787 Yeah right just because people will not use a lock...you ask them to change the position of their safes from north side of house to south side :D Yeah right just because people will not use a lock…you ask them to change the position of their safes from north side of house to south side :D

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-24674 Ryan Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:56:29 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-24674 Yes, you are right. However, most people that I know do not use a master password. That means it would be pretty easy for someone to create a virus that would send the two necessary files to someone. I just do this as an additional safety precaution. Yes, you are right. However, most people that I know do not use a master password. That means it would be pretty easy for someone to create a virus that would send the two necessary files to someone. I just do this as an additional safety precaution.

]]> By: Saurabh Minni http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/comment-page-1/#comment-24672 Saurabh Minni Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:10:05 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/28/cybernotes-changing-your-firefox-password-file/#comment-24672 Would not it be easier to just have made Masterpassword thing enabled on Firefox. This would just be a useless exercise if at all anything Would not it be easier to just have made Masterpassword thing enabled on Firefox. This would just be a useless exercise if at all anything

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