Remove “Show Passwords” button in firefox
Firefox is undoubtedly the best browser around. The Firefox team releases fixes as soon as a bug is reported. But there is a one security loophole that they have not fixed yet (probably because they dont consider it as a loophole).
There are many occassions when you choose to save the username and password in the browser itself. These passwords can easily be viewed by anyone whose use your browser by Tools > Options > Security Tab > Saved Passwords Button > Show Passwords… Voliaaa….There you see your precious passwords, that too in plain text (with no encryption whatsoever).
You can use a simple hack and get the ever-dangerous Show Passowords button removed from Firefox.
Open a text editor and paste the following text into a new file:
button#togglePasswords { display: none !important }
Save this text file as userChrome.css in the folder called chrome in your Firefox profile folder.
The Chrome folder is located:
* Linux users:
~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/chrome
*Windows XP / Vista users:
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\chrome\
where xxxxxxxx is a random string in both cases.
Restart your browser and you will find that it the Show Passwords button has disappeared.
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I’m sorry, but this trick does not add any security – in fact, it might make it worse.
you are simply adding the illusion of security, instead of actual security, in the form of a master password, or a locked computer.
Disabling the button will still leave the passwords freely available, unencrypted. encrypting them without a master password would make it just as easy to decrypt, as the pass-phrase would be known.
In general, if people have access to your computer, your passwords or data are not safe. Don’t make them appear so, for then people are more likely to grant others access.
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ajithpaul Reply:
March 29th, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Dear friend,I dont claim that this hack will make ur system inpenetrable to all kinds of attacks. Keep in mind that there is no system that is 100% safe, except one that is switched off and kept in a bunker.
Disabling the button will only block the quickest way to view ur passwords. There are numerous other methods to access saved passwords,but here we are juz plugging the easiest way.And most of these methods require a 3rd-party application to be installed.
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