Thunderbird Master password to protect
In Mozilla Thunderbird you can use the user names and passwords with you on your E-Mail accounts, access, store. This data can also be combined with a Master-password secure:
- Start Thunderbird and click in the menu bar on "Extras".
- Here you choose the entry "settings".
- Under the "security" switch to the Tab "passwords".
- You put a checkmark on "use Master password" and enter in the Dialog box and reenter your desired password.
- You can save the data with "OK". From now on, Thunderbird always asks for the Master password as soon as you want to access the stored data.
Thunderbird: set password
All-round protection: Thunderbird via Start-password secure
Although the Master password protects well, can in principle read any already downloaded and stored E-Mails on your PC. You want to when you Start Thunderbird with a password set up, you need to resort to an Addon.
- Download the free add-on startup master download.
- Then start Thunderbird and click "tools" on the entry "Addons Manager".
- Select from the Options menu next to the search box "Add-on from file install" and locate the downloaded XPI file to your hard disk.
- Thunderbird installed the Addon automatically. Then, you must create a Master password. It is the same password as in the first paragraph.
- Confirm your password with OK, the Addon is active. Once you restart Thunderbird, you will need to enter the password.
Thunderbird: set up a password
In addition to the just-appointed Master password of course you need the password of your E-Mail account. Should you have forgotten, you can use it in Thunderbird to read.
