Originally Posted by
Alsacienne
Yesterday my computer updated my Firefox settings ... and now every time when I log into my webmail account I get warnings about lack of security and 'ease of access' for other parties. Hope that some folk have better things to do with their time ....
I found this in another place and it seems to work.
An explanation from a poster at MozillaZine:
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Starting with Ver 52, FFox pops up a warning when attempting to log into sites not accessed via a secure connection (i.e. those using non-secured http protocol instead of secured http
s protocol). The warning correctly points out that your login name and password are being transmitted in the clear where they can be captured by any server along the way.
This does not mean that the site you are trying to log in to has suddenly become insecure. This situation has always been there, but the folks at Mozilla just decided they'd warn you about it.
To avoid the warning:
- If the site supports a secure https connection, use that instead of http. Your transmission will be encrypted and only readable by your destination site.
- If you just don't want FFox to warn you of these insecure connections, do this:
- Enter about:config in the Address/URL bar.
- Press the button to agree to be careful (if you haven't done this previously).
- Enter insecure in the Filter bar to limit display to just options containing 'insecure'.
- Double-click on each of the following two options to toggle them between true and false. Set them to false:
security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled
security.insecure_password.ui.enabled
- Enter autofill in the Search bar.
- Double-click on signon.autofillForms.http and toggle it to true.
NOTE: if any of the above options are not found, you can create them manually. Right-click (control-click on Apple) an empty space in the option list. Click New | Boolean. Enter the option name and appropriate true/false value.