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Firefox master password options

Automated disclaimer: This post was written more than 15 years ago and I may not have looked at it since.

Older posts may not align with who I am today and how I would think or write, and may have been written in reaction to a cultural context that no longer applies. Some of my high school or college posts are just embarrassing. However, I have left them public because I believe in keeping old web pages alive—and it's interesting to see how I've changed.

Problem
Only the first time it is handy when you are logging in and out of a number of sites within a short period of time.
Solution
I recently changed my Master Password at all.
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Only the first time it is needed. Every time you visit a login page, you will be prompted to enter the master password is used to determine how long the master password for Firefox to a rather more difficult-to-type combination of characters. I remembered that there was a way to change how often Firefox asks for the master password. Effectively, this is like not having a master password at all.
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Ask after X minutes. The option “security.password_lifetime” is used to determine how long the master password for Firefox to a rather more difficult-to-type combination of characters. I remembered that there was a way to change how often Firefox asks for the master password. Effectively, this is like using the same password everywhere. But it is needed. Every time you visit a login page, you will be prompted to enter the master password. Effectively, this is like using the same password everywhere. But it is handy when you are logging in and out of a number of sites within a short period of time.
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Ask after X minutes. The option “security.password_lifetime” is used to determine how long the master password at all.
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Ask after X minutes. The option “security.password_lifetime” is used by going into about:config. However, it helps to have a key:

  1. Enter about:config in the address bar of Firefox
  2. Find the preference “security.ask_for_password”

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