Firefox's Saved Passwords (SOLVED)

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On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 15:45 -0500, Bill Perkins wrote:
> Bill Perkins wrote:
> > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> >> Bill Perkins wrote:
> >>> Looks like the format has changed, but the hash used may be combined
> >>> with that funky xxxxxxxx.default directory everything lands in, which is
> >>> combined with profiles.ini... what a mess! I suppose there are good
> >>> reasons to be doing things this way... maybe if I take the old
> >>> profiles.ini, and the old .default directory name, and plunk them into
> >>> .mozilla/firefox/, I can get everything back. Apparently, when I fired
> >>> up firefox 1.5.0.1, _something_ got changed in the profile directory
> >>> which causes a panic in firefox 1.0.7
> >>>
> >> The first time you ran 1.5.0.1, it probably upgraded the file to the
> >> new format. When you go back to 1.0.7 it has a problem with the new
> >> format. This is just a guess, but it is fairly normal procedure when
> >> upgrading. That is why it is usually a good idea to back things up
> >> before doing an upgrade.
> > 
> > Format seems to be the same, just encrypted slightly differently.
> > 
> >> As for not being able to just grab the old password file, and plunk
> >> it into a new directory, and have it work, I consider that a good
> >> thing. You should have to restore the entire configuration. It makes
> >> it harder for someone to grab my password file and use it. (Having
> >> a master password set is also a good idea...) This is especially
> >> true because the password file is not a one-way hash, so you can get
> >> the original password out of it. (Necessary because of the way the
> >> passwords are used - you have to send the original password, not a
> >> hash of it.)
> >>
> >> Mikkel
> > 
> > Good point! Didn't think of that, myself. Fortunately, nothing major was 
> > lost, and I can always change passwords at the sites where I use them.
> > 
> 
> Thank you to all who responded, you got me on the right track! The 
> problem was one of the extensions had been updated with FF-1.5.0.1, and 
> was giving FF-1.0.7 fits. So, I removed the extensions directory, and 
> re-installed the few that I use (noscript, forecastfox, popupmaster, and 
> spoofstick). The reason went back to older firefox was because 
> spoofstick didn't work under 1.5, and Thunderbird couldn't bring up the 
> browser when I clicked on a link in an email. If anybody knows of a good 
> replacement for spoofstick for 1.5, and knows how to get Thunderbird to 
> place nice again, I'd be interested in hearing about them. Thanks again!

No replacement for spoofstick is necessary :-) Have a look at the
following Firefox extension ;-)

Nightly Tester Tools - Firefox Extension

Nightly Tester Tools 0.7.9.7, by Mossop, released on October 07, 2005
Quick Description

Useful tools for the nightly tester. This extension makes it easy to see
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reports.
Check the homepage for a more detailed list of features.

The latest version allows you to install extensions that firefox
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Requires: Firefox: 1.0 - 1.6a1 

Complete info at;
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