508197 - multiple master and proxy password request

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 356097

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

[munka_maniac]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.1.2) Gecko/20090729 Firefox/3.5.2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.1.2) Gecko/20090729 Firefox/3.5.2

On update, on updating multiple plugins, or even starting firefox with "restore saved pages" option asks for multiple master password for proxy password. Why can't it be done, that Firefox asks only once at the start of the session? 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. set proxy with password and set master password
2. close firefox with multiple page open and let firefox save the pages to open next time firefox runs.
3. start firefox.
Actual Results:  
I have to type the master password for EACH saved pages. If I saved 5 pages, I have to type it 5 TIMES. Or if FF is updated, I have to type master password as many times as the number of plugins I have installed.

Expected Results:  
FF should ask master password only once, then allowing the typing of proxy password or pressing enter for saved one, and FF will open everythng perfectly after it. Even upgrading shouldn't ask for more than one master password when checking for plugin compatibility or for multiple plugin update.

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

the base problem was fixed in bug 475053.

Comment 3

[Andrew Vermaak]

(In reply to comment #0)
> User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.1.2)
> Gecko/20090729 Firefox/3.5.2
> Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.1.2)
> Gecko/20090729 Firefox/3.5.2
> 
> On update, on updating multiple plugins, or even starting firefox with "restore
> saved pages" option asks for multiple master password for proxy password. Why
> can't it be done, that Firefox asks only once at the start of the session? 
> 
> Reproducible: Always
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. set proxy with password and set master password
> 2. close firefox with multiple page open and let firefox save the pages to open
> next time firefox runs.
> 3. start firefox.
> Actual Results:  
> I have to type the master password for EACH saved pages. If I saved 5 pages, I
> have to type it 5 TIMES. Or if FF is updated, I have to type master password as
> many times as the number of plugins I have installed.
> 
> Expected Results:  
> FF should ask master password only once, then allowing the typing of proxy
> password or pressing enter for saved one, and FF will open everythng perfectly
> after it. Even upgrading shouldn't ask for more than one master password when
> checking for plugin compatibility or for multiple plugin update.

I tried these instructions and it still prompts me every time FF accesses the Internet. e.g. Every time I type a letter in the Google search bar I get prompted for my domain user name and password. It's really irritating! :-)