Signons.txtFrom MozillaZine Knowledge Basesignons.txt stores saved user names and passwords in Thunderbird, Sunbird, and earlier versions of Firefox. It also stores a list of sites for which passwords are never saved. The Options/Preferences dialog contains a UI to view and remove the passwords. This file is encrypted to help prevent others with access to your computer from seeing your passwords. Due to a fix for bug 360493, signons.txt is replaced by signons2.txt starting in Firefox 1.5.0.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.2 (data stored in signons.txt is automatically migrated to signons2.txt after an upgrade).
[edit] EditingManually editing signons.txt is not recommended because its contents are encrypted and there is a UI to do common tasks. The file's contents are as follows: #2c (list of domains for which passwords are never saved) . (site with a saved password) (name of HTML user name field or blank for HTTP authentication) (encrypted user name) *(name of HTML password field or blank for HTTP authentication) (encrypted password) . (more entries like the one above) [edit] MovingThis file can be moved to a different profile as long as it is moved with key3.db, which is the encryption key. [edit] DeletingDeleting signons.txt will delete your saved user names, passwords, and "never save" password settings. [edit] Related files and folders[edit] See also |