Firefox's Saved Passwords (SOLVED)

[Bill Perkins]

Bill Perkins wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>> Bill Perkins wrote:
>>> Looks like the format has changed, but the hash used may be combined
>>> with that funky xxxxxxxx.default directory everything lands in, which is
>>> combined with profiles.ini... what a mess! I suppose there are good
>>> reasons to be doing things this way... maybe if I take the old
>>> profiles.ini, and the old .default directory name, and plunk them into
>>> .mozilla/firefox/, I can get everything back. Apparently, when I fired
>>> up firefox 1.5.0.1, _something_ got changed in the profile directory
>>> which causes a panic in firefox 1.0.7
>>>
>> The first time you ran 1.5.0.1, it probably upgraded the file to the
>> new format. When you go back to 1.0.7 it has a problem with the new
>> format. This is just a guess, but it is fairly normal procedure when
>> upgrading. That is why it is usually a good idea to back things up
>> before doing an upgrade.
> 
> Format seems to be the same, just encrypted slightly differently.
> 
>> As for not being able to just grab the old password file, and plunk
>> it into a new directory, and have it work, I consider that a good
>> thing. You should have to restore the entire configuration. It makes
>> it harder for someone to grab my password file and use it. (Having
>> a master password set is also a good idea...) This is especially
>> true because the password file is not a one-way hash, so you can get
>> the original password out of it. (Necessary because of the way the
>> passwords are used - you have to send the original password, not a
>> hash of it.)
>>
>> Mikkel
> 
> Good point! Didn't think of that, myself. Fortunately, nothing major was 
> lost, and I can always change passwords at the sites where I use them.
> 

Thank you to all who responded, you got me on the right track! The 
problem was one of the extensions had been updated with FF-1.5.0.1, and 
was giving FF-1.0.7 fits. So, I removed the extensions directory, and 
re-installed the few that I use (noscript, forecastfox, popupmaster, and 
spoofstick). The reason went back to older firefox was because 
spoofstick didn't work under 1.5, and Thunderbird couldn't bring up the 
browser when I clicked on a link in an email. If anybody knows of a good 
replacement for spoofstick for 1.5, and knows how to get Thunderbird to 
place nice again, I'd be interested in hearing about them. Thanks again!

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