Pass Recovery stored in Mozilla Firefox...

[retroborg]

Hello.
I'm trying to recover a WEB password that is hidden behind the asterisks "*******" & stored in Mozilla Firefox on my PC.
I've forgotten the Pass & I can't login anymore!

Is there any tool/program, or method to recover (not disable) the pass from mozilla firefox?

I’m using WinXP SP-2 & Mozilla Firefox.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[Agent]

Tools - options - saved passwords - view - show passwords.

[weebroonieuk]

is there anyway i can do this with internet explorer i have online accounts with some webshops and some other stuff still in ie and i cant remember the passwords for them all and id like to get them in firefox but it wont import them

[Splash]

Personally I would say it would be a good thing not being able to recover online shopping etc passwords... Imagine someone steals your PC.

[retroborg]

Tools - options - saved passwords - view - show passwords.

Thanks a lot!
You saved me from a lot of trouble!

[nez]

This has suddenly become the most useful piece of pc advise EVER!!!

But i wont tell anyone shhhhhhh

[Dav0s]

imo this is stupid from FF, i never relised somebody could view your passwords! surely FF should set a master password or something!

[TheAnimus]

no Davos, such a thing should be encrypted in your user profile, if your on XP Pro, right click on the folder, and select encrypt contents to ensure .....

[Dav0s]

ok just had another look and you can set a master password, but if you dont have one set then anybody can see your passwords. you should at least be prompted to this upon installing firefox because i had no idea.

[TheAnimus]

ok just had another look and you can set a master password, but if you dont have one set then anybody can see your passwords. you should at least be prompted to this upon installing firefox because i had no idea.

No, for it to be secure it should be user centric. This means if you want to protect it, it should be encrypted by the password that you use to log into the computer.

The above instructions i gave will result in much safer storage.

[aidanjt]

Tools - options - saved passwords - view - show passwords.

Now I remember why I always disable stored passwords..

[V0dz]

Very usufull info, but i agree could be dangerous in the wrong hands....