master password without my authority
All of a sudden...password manager wants a master passcode. I did not select this option and do not want to loose ALL of my paswwords to reset it.
HELP
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If you want to keep using Lockwise with unimpeded access to the clear text of passwords, there is a way to temporarily turn off the new requirement of Firefox 76 to enter your Windows 10 password (I say temporarily because this likely will be removed in a future release):
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste os-auth and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the signon.management.page.os-auth.enabled preference to switch the value from true to false
More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox.
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Hi cary.rowton, Lockwise should not ask for a Master Password unless you set one yourself. However, Firefox 76 has a new feature to ask for your OS password on Windows or MacOS if you want to view the text of a password or copy it. More info in this article: Secure Firefox passwords with device sign-in. Is that what you're seeing?
That's exactly what's happening. I'll check out the link you posted. Thank you
தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது
If you want to keep using Lockwise with unimpeded access to the clear text of passwords, there is a way to temporarily turn off the new requirement of Firefox 76 to enter your Windows 10 password (I say temporarily because this likely will be removed in a future release):
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste os-auth and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the signon.management.page.os-auth.enabled preference to switch the value from true to false
More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox.
Genius award goes to jscher2000. Worked like a charm. Going to save an offline copy of this for future reference. Thank you!