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If you wish to password-protect your profile, so that others will not be able to use your profile unless they know the password, you can do so using an extension listed below. Note that this will '''not''' provide a high level of security, especially from advanced users, but it should be sufficient to keep casual users from accessing your profile.
See [[Protecting the contents of the profile - browser]] or [[Protecting the contents of the profile - mail]].
 
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==Thunderbird==
For Thunderbird there are two different extensions you can use.
* [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=1801 ProfilePassword] puts a simple lock on your profile. See the extension author's [https://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/profilepassword-en.html homepage] for further information on security limitations when using this extension.
* [http://www.supportware.net/mozilla/#ext14 DiddlyDo] will let you password-protect the whole profile and/or selected folders. The extension author has left the user interface deliberately vague, but see this [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1506958#1506958 forum thread] for a few usage hints.
 
If you do not know how to install an extension in Thunderbird, [[Extensions (Thunderbird) | read this]].
 
==Firefox==
To password-protect your Firefox profile, you can use the [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=2179 ProfilePassword] extension. See the extension author's [https://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/profilepassword-en.html homepage] for further information on security limitations when using this extension.
 
==See also==
* [[Master password | Using a Master Password]] to protect your stored passwords in Firefox, Thunderbird, or Mozilla Suite.
 
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