Closed Bug 418238 Opened 17 years ago Closed 17 years ago

"Show passwords" button is an invitation for stealing passwords

Categories

(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect)

defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

()

VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 259996

People

(Reporter: wenzel, Unassigned)

Details

I am not sure if having the possiblity to show all passwords that easily is a good idea at all: I have just read an online review of Fx3 by German news magazine "Spiegel" which they did in conjunction with interviewing Mitchell, and they call it a "bad joke" because it is an invitation for people to use just seconds of a user not monitoring their computer to gain convenient access to all their passwords. While I agree that keeping your computer locked etc etc. is a obligation for the user, and not Firefox's, I think a user should be able to allow a friend to "quickly check their emails" without fearing that the "friend" gets convenient access to all their passwords in a second or two. One way around would maybe requiring a master password to be set (and entered) before the "show all passwords" button works? The password should be asked for even if it was entered once before in this session obviously, otherwise it doesn't mitigate the problem I am describing here.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
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