Can i protect firefox with password

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 1 guest. How to set password to protect firefox settings from users Discussion of general topics about Mozilla Firefox. Utero Posts: 13 Joined: Nov Thu 16th am. Posted Nov Wed 29th am For security reasons, how can i set password to protect the settings of firefox from guest users?

Are there any other ways to do this? Posted Nov Wed 29th am If you want to protect your sites that require login, you can use the Master Password function. When you go to a site that requires a password that you've previously saved, you type in the Master Password.

You need only do this one time per session, so if you visit several sites in one browsing session, you type it once. I'm not sure how it's done in Win9x. Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish , and he eats for a lifetime. I like poetry, long walks on the beach and poking dead things with a stick.

Internet Explorer In Internet Explorer click on the cog icon in the top right hand corner. Then enable the Content Advisor. Click OK and enter a Default Supervisor password. The next step is to set the password. To do so, click on Settings and then General tab in the Content Advisor. There is also a ratings slider you can use. The content control in the Internet Explorer browser is now password protected. Firefox Desktop uses simple cryptography to obscure your passwords.

For the best security, use a Primary Password to encrypt your passwords. To learn more about how Firefox saves and stores your logins and passwords, see these articles:. Grow and share your expertise with others. Answer questions and improve our knowledge base.