Any time you choose to have Mozilla
Firefox save your passwords to easily log into a page the next time you visit
it they're stored on your computer. All of these passwords are also visible to
anyone who goes into the security options of Firefox. To help secure your
password information from anyone else using Firefox or from anyone that could
steal your computer follow the below steps to setup a Master Password.
- Open Firefox and click Tools and then Options.
- In the Options click the Security icon option.
- Check
the Use a master password.
- Enter your master password and click ok.
To view Saved Passwords click the Saved
Passwords... button and then click Show Passwords. If the master
password has been setup properly you'll be prompt for a password before being
able to view all saved passwords.
This is one of the many reasons to never choose the
option to save the password when logging into someone else's computer.