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If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. --> + + +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"[ + <!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://branding/locale/brand.dtd" > + %brandDTD; +]> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> +<title>Password Settings</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" + type="text/css"/> +</head> +<body> + +<h1 id="password_settings">Password Settings</h1> + +<p>This section describes how to set your password preferences, set your Master + Password, and control other aspects of password handling.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step descriptions of various tasks related to passwords, see + <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_password_manager">Using the Password + Manager</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#passwords">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="#password_manager">Password Manager</a></li> + <li><a href="#master_passwords">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Master Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="#change_master_password">Change Master Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="#master_password_timeout">Master Password Timeout</a></li> + <li><a href="#reset_master_password">Reset Master Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good Password</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="passwords">Privacy & Security Preferences - Passwords</h2> + +<p>This section describes the Passwords preferences panel. If you're not + already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<h3>Password Manager</h3> + +<p>Password Manager preferences allow you to</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remember passwords</strong>: Select this checkbox to turn + Password Manager on, so that it asks to store your user names and passwords + at appropriate times and enters them for you automatically when + they're requested. To turn off Password Manager, deselect the same + checkbox.</li> + <li><strong>Manage Stored Passwords</strong>: Click this button to manage + information about your stored passwords and the websites whose user names + and passwords you don't want to be stored.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For detailed information about using Password Manager, including how to + override it for individual websites and how to view and manage stored + passwords,see <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_password_manager">Using + the Password Manager</a>.</p> + +<h3 id="encrypting_versus_obscuring">Encrypting Versus Obscuring</h3> + +<p>If you use Password Manager to save passwords and personal data, this + sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's + difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. This way of storing + information is sometimes described as <q>obscuring</q>. This is the default + setting that applies to information stored by Password Manager.</p> + +<p>For improved protection, you may choose to protect the file with encryption. + Encryption makes it more difficult (but again, not impossible) for an + unauthorized person to view your stored sensitive information. To turn on + encryption you need to set a <a href="glossary.xhtml#master_password">master + password</a>.</p> + +<p>Using encryption versus obscuring for stored sensitive data is a tradeoff + between improved security and convenience:</p> + +<ul> + <li>If you use encryption, you will need to enter a master password + periodically, which can be inconvenient. (For information about controlling + how often it is requested, see the discussion of the Master Password + timeout at + <a href="#master_passwords">Privacy & Security Preferences - Master + Passwords</a>.)</li> + <li>If you use obscuring, you may not have to set a master password at all + (unless you're using certificates for identification purposes), but it + may be easier for a stranger who has access to your computer to steal your + passwords.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For more details, see + <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting + Stored Sensitive Information</a>.</p> + +<h2 id="password_manager">Password Manager</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Password Manager dialog box to control + your stored passwords. If you are not already viewing it, follow these + steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Manage Stored Passwords.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Alternatively, open the Tools menu, choose Password Manager, and then choose + Manage Stored Passwords from the submenu.</p> + +<p>The Password Manager has two tabs:</p> + +<ol> + <li><strong>Passwords Saved</strong>: Click this tab to view the list of + websites for which Password Manager has saved your user name and + password—that is, the websites for which you selected <q>Yes</q> + in response to Password Manager's request to store logon + information. + + <p>The second column shows the user name for each website. If the password + is stored in encrypted form, <q>(encrypted)</q> appears after the user + name.</p> + + <p>By default, stored passwords are not displayed.</p> + + <ul> + <li>To see the list of stored passwords, click Show Passwords and confirm + your choice.</li> + <li>To hide the passwords, click Hide Passwords.</li> + </ul> + + <p>If you remove an entry from the list, the stored user name and password + will be discarded, and you will need to log in manually the next time you + visit that website.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Passwords Never Saved</strong>: Click this tab to view the list + of websites for which you selected <q>Never for this site</q> in response + to Password Manager's request to store logon information. + + <p>If a website is included on this list, you will always have to type in + your user name and password manually when you log onto the website.</p> + + <p>If you remove an entry from this list, Password Manager will again ask + you, the next time you log onto the website, whether to store your user + name and password.</p> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>Regardless of which tab you are viewing, you can remove entries from the + list as follows:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove</strong>: Select one or more entries that you want to + remove, then click Remove.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All</strong>: Click this button to remove all the entries + listed in the tab you are viewing.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For more information about the Password Manager, see <a href= + "using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_password_manager">Using the Password + Manager</a>.</p> + +<h2 id="master_passwords">Privacy & Security Preferences - Master + Passwords</h2> + +<p>This section describes the Master Passwords preferences panel. If you are + not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>A master password protects a security device, which is a software or + hardware device that stores sensitive information associated with your + identity, such as keys or certificates.</p> + +<p>For example, the browser has a built-in Software Security Device, and you + can also use external security devices, such as smart cards, if your computer + is configured to use them.</p> + +<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device + also protects stored sensitive information such as email passwords, website + passwords, and other data stored by the Password Manager.</p> + +<p>Each security device, whether it is software or hardware, has its own + separate Master Password.</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Change Password</strong>: Click this button to set or change any + of your master passwords. For information about using the Change Master + Password dialog box that appears when you click this button, see + <a href="#change_master_password">Change Master Password</a>.</li> + <li>You can control how often the browser requests your master password: + <ul> + <li><strong>The first time it is needed</strong>: This setting + (selected by default) causes the browser to request your master + password only the first time it needs access to the private key + database after launching. The browser will not request the master + password again until after you exit and relaunch it. This setting + provides the lowest level of protection.</li> + <li><strong>Every time it is needed</strong>: This setting ensures that + the browser will never access your saved personal information without + first requesting your master password. This setting provides the + highest level of protection.</li> + <li><strong>If it has not been used for [__] minutes or longer</strong>: + This setting causes the browser to request your master password if it + needs to access your personal information and the specified interval + has elapsed since the last time it did so.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Reset Master Password</strong>: Click this button to reset the + master password for the Software Security Device. For more information, + see <a href="#reset_master_password">Reset Master Password</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="change_master_password">Change Master Password</h2> + +<p>You must remember your old master password to change it with the Change + Password button.</p> + +<p>This section describes the Change Master Password dialog box. If you're + not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If + no subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Change Password.</li> +</ol> + +<p>A master password protects a security device, which is a software or + hardware device that stores sensitive information associated with your + identity, such as keys or certificates.</p> + +<p>For example, the browser has a built-in Software Security Device, and you + can also use external security devices, such as smart cards, if your computer + is configured to use them.</p> + +<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device + also protects your master key. Your master key is used to encrypt sensitive + information such as email passwords, website passwords, and other data stored + by the Password Manager.</p> + +<p>You use the Change Master Password dialog box to provide the following + information:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Security Device</strong>: Each security device requires a + separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart + cards to store some of your certificates, you should set a separate master + password for each one. If more than one security device is available, a + drop-down list at the top of the Set Master Password dialog box allows you + to choose the device whose password you want to change.</li> + <li><strong>Current password</strong>: If you are changing an existing master + password, you must first type the current password. If you don't type + the current password correctly, you will see the message <q>You did not + enter the current correct Master Password</q> after you click OK. If this + happens, you must retype your current password.</li> + <li><strong>New password</strong>: Type your new password into this + field.</li> + <li><strong>New password (again)</strong>: Type your new password again. If + you don't type it the second time exactly as you did the first time, + the OK button remains inactive. If this happens, try typing the new + password again.</li> +</ul> + +<p>If someone uses your computer who knows or can guess your master password, + that person may be able to access websites while pretending to be you. This + can be dangerous—for example, if you manage your financial accounts + over the Internet.</p> + +<p>Therefore, it's important to select a master password that's + difficult to guess. The <strong>password quality meter</strong> gives you a + rough idea of the quality of your password as you type it based on factors + such as length and the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, + and symbols. It does not guarantee, however, that no one will be able to + guess your password.</p> + +<p>For further guidelines, see <a href="#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing + a Good Password</a>.</p> + +<p>It's also important to record your master password in a safe + place—and <strong>not</strong> anywhere that's easily accessible + to someone else. If you forget this password, you may not be able to access + important information, such as websites that require passwords or + certificates stored on your computer.</p> + +<h2 id="master_password_timeout">Master Password Timeout</h2> + +<p>After you first set a new master password, you will be asked to enter it + only when the newly launched browser first needs it to access personal + information, such as a user name and password or personal certificates.</p> + +<p>You can control how often the browser requests your master password:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>The first time it is needed</strong>: This setting + (selected by default) causes the browser to request your master password + only the first time it needs access to the private key database after + launching. The browser will not request the master password again until + after you exit and relaunch it. This setting provides the lowest level + of protection.</li> + <li><strong>Every time it is needed</strong>: This setting ensures that + the browser will never access your saved personal information without + first requesting your master password. This setting provides the highest + level of protection.</li> + <li><strong>If it has not been used for [__] minutes or longer</strong>: + This setting causes the browser to request your master password if it + needs to access your personal information and the specified interval + has elapsed since the last time it did so.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="reset_master_password">Reset Master Password</h2> + +<p><strong>Warning</strong>: If you reset your master password, you will + permanently erase all the encrypted web and email passwords, saved on your + behalf by Password Manager. You will also lose all your personal certificates + associated with the <a href="glossary.xhtml#software_security_device"> + Software Security Device</a>.</p> + +<p>To change your master password rather than resetting it, click the Change + Password button in the Master Passwords preferences panel.</p> + +<p>This section describes the Reset Master Password dialog box. If you're + not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If + no subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Reset Password.</li> +</ol> + +<p><strong>Warning</strong>: If you reset your master password, you will + permanently erase all encrypted web and email passwords, saved on your behalf + by Password Manager You will also lose all your personal certificates + associated with the + <a href="glossary.xhtml#software_security_device">software security + device</a>.</p> + +<p>If you remember your master password and decide to change it, you can do so + without danger of losing any personal information. If you are viewing the + Reset Master Password alert and you decide you want to change your password + rather than resetting it, click Cancel to return to the Master Passwords + preferences panel, then click Change Password. For details, see + <a href="#change_master_password">Change Master Password</a>.</p> + +<p>Resetting your master password is a last resort that you should use only if + you are absolutely sure you've forgotten it. The seriousness of the + situation depends on how much personal data your forgotten master password + protects.</p> + +<p>Resetting your master password does not create a new password. Instead, it + removes all the data your old master password protects. You will be asked to + specify a new master password the next time the browser needs to store + personal information.</p> + +<p>After you reset your master password, you may also want to re-save personal + information that you want to have prefilled in the future. For example, as + you browse you may want Password Manager to save website and email passwords + again.In addition, any personal certificates associated with the software + security device will be permanently erased and you will need to apply for new + ones.</p> + +<p><strong>Note for smart card users</strong>: Each smart card has its own + master password. The master password for a smart card protects only the data + on that smart card (such as personal certificates). You can normally change + the master password for a smart card (assuming that you remember it), but you + cannot reset it.</p> + +<h2 id="choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good Password</h2> + +<p>Choosing a good password will help in keeping your personal information + safe and private. To improve the security of your password, follow some + or all of these suggestions:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Special and punctuation characters (*!$+) mixed with letters and + numbers.</li> + <li>Mixed upper and lower-case letters—putting capitals in random + locations throughout a password is effective.</li> + <li>Nonsense words that aren't found in dictionaries but are easy to + pronounce.</li> + <li>Eight or more characters.</li> +</ul> + +<p>You should avoid personal information that could be guessed. So the + following common items should be avoided:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Personal or family names, your initials or birthdays.</li> + <li>Your social security number.</li> + <li>Names of pets or famous places.</li> + <li>Phone numbers or addresses.</li> + <li>Words from any kind of dictionary.</li> + <li>Your username, login name or computer's name.</li> + <li>Repetition of the same letter or symbol.</li> + <li>Sequences of keyboard keys, such as <q>12345</q> or <q>qwerty</q>.</li> + <li>Any minor modification of the above, such as appending a character to the + end of your name or spelling backwards.</li> +</ul> + +<p>A good way to choose a secure but easily remembered password is to use the + first character of each word in a phrase. For instance, <q>StNh*nbsS</q> + stands for <q>Surfing the Net has never been so Suite</q>; the asterisk in + the middle is included for increased security. (Don't use this + password!)</p> + +<p>To further protect your personal data, you are advised to follow these + simple rules:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Never give the password out to anyone.</li> + <li>If someone has learnt your password, change it immediately.</li> + <li>Every few months, change your password.</li> + <li>Choose a password you can remember so you don't have to write it + down.</li> + <li>Avoid letting people observe you typing your password.</li> +</ul> + +</body> +</html> |