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Masterpassword.

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olkberge
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Hi, Thunderbird 102.0.1.

I have a masterpassword set, but have difficulty to understand what purpose it serves.

1: Load Thunderbird 2: Click cancel when asked for a password(No password is being entered) 3: The password dialigbox closes and Thunderbird loads. 4: The dialogbox occurs again. 5: Click cancel four times(no password entered) and the dialogbox closes and I'm in in Thunderbird. 6: The unauthorize person can read my e-mails. 7: Not sure if he/she can send and receive messages.

Sorry for my limited english.

Is this a bug or by design?

Thank you!

Hi, Thunderbird 102.0.1. I have a masterpassword set, but have difficulty to understand what purpose it serves. 1: Load Thunderbird 2: Click cancel when asked for a password(No password is being entered) 3: The password dialigbox closes and Thunderbird loads. 4: The dialogbox occurs again. 5: Click cancel four times(no password entered) and the dialogbox closes and I'm in in Thunderbird. 6: The unauthorize person can read my e-mails. 7: Not sure if he/she can send and receive messages. Sorry for my limited english. Is this a bug or by design? Thank you!

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The master password (or now called primary password) protects your account passwords. It does not protect the contents of the profile.

Also see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password https://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents

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Solution choisie

The master password (or now called primary password) protects your account passwords. It does not protect the contents of the profile.

Also see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-primary-password https://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents