385460 - "Expire master password after each use." is too cryptic for users

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Security: UI, defect)

Description

[Robert Kaiser]

In Master Password prefs, we use the string "Expire master password after each use." - but I don't think users understand what this means.

We should rephrase this to say "Ask for Master Password every time my personal data is accessed" or something like that.

Comment 1

[Kai Engert (:KaiE:)]

I think this bug refers to string ID encryptExpire.label

I can't find this string anywhere in the sources, so it might be obsolete and we should remove it.

The master password dialog seems to use different wording already.

Comment 2

[Robert Kaiser]

Yes, see the URL of this bug, it's this string, and we should really remove it, as I think that managepassword.ask* have taken over that functionality - at least http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/search?find=%2F&string=encryptExpire.label shows no usage of it.

Comment 3

[Robert Kaiser]

Attachment: remove those unused string

Here's the patch to remove the unused string along with its accesskey.

Comment 4

[Kai Engert (:KaiE:)]

Comment on attachment 269391 [details] [diff] [review]
remove those unused string

r=kengert

Comment 5

[Robert Kaiser]

checked in.