503831 - The master password (software security device) could be asked when resuming from sleep or hibernate

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 222408

(Core :: Security: PSM, enhancement)

Description

[Vesa Linja-aho]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

The master password is a great feature of Firefox - if your laptop is powered off and stolen, no one can hijack your passwords. But: if the laptop is in *sleep or hibernate* and Firefox is running, and then one steals it, he/she has an access to your passwords.

Is it possible that Firefox detected waking up from sleep or hibernate, and asked the master password again?


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Firefox
2. Go to a site for which you have saved password and enter the master password
3. Put your laptop into sleep or hibernate
4. Go to a site for which you have saved password and enter the master password
Actual Results:  
Firefox fills in the password.

Expected Results:  
Firefox should ask the master password.

In my opinion, this feature should be optional (one may turn it on/off).

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

could be a dupe of bug 222408

Comment 2

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

Mass change owner of unconfirmed "Core:Security UI/PSM/SMime" bugs to nobody.
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