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Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 01-23-2009

Apologize for neediness, but computers never fail to confuse me Sad

I had to restart my computer a couple days ago , and subsequently, Firefox lost all it's saved data in terms of passwords and add-ons. After setting everythig back up again, I've run into the snag that firefox is now refusing to remember any passwords. I turned the feature off and on, but to no avail. Any tips as to what to do, or is this not enough info?

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - CaffeinePowered - 01-23-2009

(01-23-2009, 07:10 PM)Scary Womanizing Pig Mask link Wrote: Apologize for neediness, but computers never fail to confuse me Sad

I had to restart my computer a couple days ago , and subsequently, Firefox lost all it's saved data in terms of passwords and add-ons. After setting everythig back up again, I've run into the snag that firefox is now refusing to remember any passwords. I turned the feature off and on, but to no avail. Any tips as to what to do, or is this not enough info?

What OS are you using?

I had vista lost my main profile once, which also meant all my browser settings, took some finagling to get it back

Also this might help

http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_parentId=7445

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 01-23-2009

(01-23-2009, 08:40 PM)CaffeinePowered link Wrote: [quote author=Scary Womanizing Pig Mask link=topic=2199.msg62885#msg62885 date=1232755810]
Apologize for neediness, but computers never fail to confuse me Sad

I had to restart my computer a couple days ago , and subsequently, Firefox lost all it's saved data in terms of passwords and add-ons. After setting everythig back up again, I've run into the snag that firefox is now refusing to remember any passwords. I turned the feature off and on, but to no avail. Any tips as to what to do, or is this not enough info?

What OS are you using?

I had vista lost my main profile once, which also meant all my browser settings, took some finagling to get it back

Also this might help

http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_parentId=7445
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Still using XP, but I'll mess with the tips when I can get it up again (drivers just crashed leaving everything stuck at 600x800 and 4 bit >.<) Thanks for the info!

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Blues - 01-24-2009

Stop saving all your passwords, makes accessing anything you log into sooo much easier for anyone with malicious intent.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - KorJax - 01-24-2009

(01-24-2009, 07:43 AM)Blues link Wrote: Stop saving all your passwords, makes accessing anything you log into sooo much easier for anyone with malicious intent.

Cause we all know the internet is out to get you

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Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Luinbariel - 01-24-2009

(01-24-2009, 07:43 AM)Blues link Wrote: Stop saving all your passwords, makes accessing anything you log into sooo much easier for anyone with malicious intent.

Well, since he's here asking for advice on how to continue doing this, I'd say that there's not much of a point in telling him to stop.

Hopefully there's some good advice here for ya, pigmask.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Geoff - 01-24-2009

Delete firefox's cookie file.




Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 01-24-2009

(01-24-2009, 01:45 PM)Luinbariel link Wrote: [quote author=Blues link=topic=2199.msg62935#msg62935 date=1232801036]
Stop saving all your passwords, makes accessing anything you log into sooo much easier for anyone with malicious intent.

Well, since he's here asking for advice on how to continue doing this, I'd say that there's not much of a point in telling him to stop.

Hopefully there's some good advice here for ya, pigmask.
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Thanks Luin, I've been out all day so I haven't gotten a chance to mess with any of the tips, but I'll try em tomorrow and hopefully report back with good news. Blues' advice is useful though. Is there really a significant risk of breach this way, or is it just Mr. Grey like paranoia.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Luinbariel - 01-24-2009

I personally think that if someone is going for your info, they'll still get it whether you save passwords or not.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Blues - 01-25-2009

(01-24-2009, 01:45 PM)Luinbariel link Wrote: Well, since he's here asking for advice on how to continue doing this, I'd say that there's not much of a point in telling him to stop.

Hopefully there's some good advice here for ya, pigmask.
If someone was asking how to get laid, and I said use a condom for protection, would you tell me there's no point in telling them that? I just tossed it out there for the sake of letting him know.

I had meant to add clear your cookies and web cache, then delete your temp folder, but I was tired so I apparently never got the second part of the message through.

(01-24-2009, 10:31 PM)Scary Womanizing Pig Mask link Wrote: Thanks Luin, I've been out all day so I haven't gotten a chance to mess with any of the tips, but I'll try em tomorrow and hopefully report back with good news. Blues' advice is useful though. Is there really a significant risk of breach this way, or is it just Mr. Grey like paranoia.
Yes and no. It is much easier to aquire info through cookies, because they're stored on your computer. On the other hand, if you don't locally save passwords, then you'd have to get a keylogger/trojan on your computer, or visit a phishing site. That's generally a lot harder if you're using common sense than say, clicking on a link to a page with a script that jacks your session. Of course if you don't visit random sites, click random shit, or TRY TO WIN A FREE IPOD BY SWATTING THE FLIES, then you'll generally avoid anything that could compromise you anyways.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Honest - 01-25-2009

...So I'm not getting my free ipod, huh.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - ainmosni - 01-25-2009

(01-25-2009, 03:37 AM)Blues link Wrote: Yes and no. It is much easier to aquire info through cookies, because they're stored on your computer.

While I agree in essence that storing passwords increasing the risk of them being acquire I think saying they would use 'cookies' for this is ridiculous. Cookies only store data that a website asks you to store, the only risk they might pose is that they could track you across sites and make a user profile of you... Login cookies rarely contain passwords but are usually a token that the site identifies you with so it knows you are logged in, how persistent these are really depends on how the site asks to store the cookie. Firefox saved passwords are a totally different issue, these are a different subsystem in firefox and have nothing to do with cookies. The only sure way to get to these passwords would be if one would install a trojan or get a virus, although just getting local access to your PC would work as well. Another way would be if firefox had a breach in its javascript sandbox and even then there are no javascript functions to access the password system so it can only happen if javascript got filesystem access without your permission.

HTH,

HAND

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Blues - 01-25-2009

(01-25-2009, 06:46 AM)ainmosni link Wrote: [quote author=Blues link=topic=2199.msg63039#msg63039 date=1232872644]
Yes and no. It is much easier to aquire info through cookies, because they're stored on your computer.

While I agree in essence that storing passwords increasing the risk of them being acquire I think saying they would use 'cookies' for this is ridiculous. Cookies only store data that a website asks you to store, the only risk they might pose is that they could track you across sites and make a user profile of you... Login cookies rarely contain passwords but are usually a token that the site identifies you with so it knows you are logged in, how persistent these are really depends on how the site asks to store the cookie. Firefox saved passwords are a totally different issue, these are a different subsystem in firefox and have nothing to do with cookies. The only sure way to get to these passwords would be if one would install a trojan or get a virus, although just getting local access to your PC would work as well. Another way would be if firefox had a breach in its javascript sandbox and even then there are no javascript functions to access the password system so it can only happen if javascript got filesystem access without your permission.

HTH,

HAND
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I used cookies because it was a lot faster than typing out what you just did, and they can often be used as part of session jacking. Also, I wasn't aware that Firefox stored passwords differently, but now I know.

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!

GEEE EYYYYEEEEE JOOOOOOOOEEEE

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - ScottyGrayskull - 01-25-2009

(01-24-2009, 07:43 AM)Blues link Wrote: Stop saving all your passwords, makes accessing anything you log into sooo much easier for anyone with malicious intent.

Yeah, I'd echo this. Even from a local security standpoint, as you don't know what the people you live with might be using your computer for (assuming you have that situation).

Also, it makes sense because if you never have to enter passwords you'll almost certainly forget them that one time you need to know it. Tongue

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - ainmosni - 01-25-2009

(01-25-2009, 06:51 AM)Blues link Wrote: [quote author=ainmosni link=topic=2199.msg63047#msg63047 date=1232883965]
[quote author=Blues link=topic=2199.msg63039#msg63039 date=1232872644]
Yes and no. It is much easier to aquire info through cookies, because they're stored on your computer.

While I agree in essence that storing passwords increasing the risk of them being acquire I think saying they would use 'cookies' for this is ridiculous. Cookies only store data that a website asks you to store, the only risk they might pose is that they could track you across sites and make a user profile of you... Login cookies rarely contain passwords but are usually a token that the site identifies you with so it knows you are logged in, how persistent these are really depends on how the site asks to store the cookie. Firefox saved passwords are a totally different issue, these are a different subsystem in firefox and have nothing to do with cookies. The only sure way to get to these passwords would be if one would install a trojan or get a virus, although just getting local access to your PC would work as well. Another way would be if firefox had a breach in its javascript sandbox and even then there are no javascript functions to access the password system so it can only happen if javascript got filesystem access without your permission.

HTH,

HAND
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I used cookies because it was a lot faster than typing out what you just did, and they can often be used as part of session jacking. Also, I wasn't aware that Firefox stored passwords differently, but now I know.

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!

GEEE EYYYYEEEEE JOOOOOOOOEEEE
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Well, the way cookies are 'used' for session hijacking is that if any malicious person gets his hands on any of your session cookies, he can hijack that session.

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Mr. Face - 01-25-2009

ok, here's where my nubbiness kicks in.

Cookies?...

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - ScottyGrayskull - 01-26-2009

Obligatory:

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Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 01-28-2009

lol at scotty

Fuck me. I got it to save passwords again (thanks for the help <3), but now I need to get back all my old ones, and one of the security questions is:

"Where in the world is Carmen San Diego??"

Now I need to figure out what (not so) witty answer I had in mind when I made it Tongue

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Squishy3 - 01-28-2009

protip for swpm: don't make that your security question next time  Tongue

Re: Firefox stopped saving passwords? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 01-28-2009

(01-28-2009, 06:58 PM)Squishy3 link Wrote: protip for swpm: don't make that your security question next time  Tongue

Lol, I have no idea what I was thinking when I did that in the first place.