HOW TO VOTE:
Simply click on the link below and on the resulting webpage, click on the
link "Vote for this bug".
You might be asked to register with bugzilla, which is also a very simple
and quick process.
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16489
That's all there is to it.
Peter Lairo wrote:
> "User Profiles should be able to be protected with passwords."
>
> If you agree with the above statement, please vote for this BUG to be
> fixed here:
>
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16489
>
> The person managing this bug (Conrad) has been blocking efforts to
> implement this feature. Only if enough people show interest in this
> feature and VOTE for it to be fixed, do we have ANY hope of it being
> implemented. Please help.
>
> Here are my arguments for this important feature:
> ===============================
> ... there is no absolute need to encrypt the actual files in the
> profile's directory.
> That would be overkill. All we need is to be able to deter someone from
> accidentally entering our profile by hitting ENTER in the profile
> manager. It
> will also deter 99% of people who want to take a "peek" at our mail and
> bookmarks. It would be the same feature as in NC 4.5 - a simple password
> that
> permits entry into ones profile.
>
> Those who are willing to read through hundreds of pages of difficult to
> read
> text files to read our mail will likely not be able to be deterred by
> encryption
> either. Please create a simple password protection for profiles for the
> 99% of
> us "casual" users.
>
> This should be simple enough to implement in a near nightly build ;-)
> ===============================
> ... I know it would be "insecure" but it would still deter 99% of casual
>
> users who don't even know where the mail files are located. It would
> also
> prevent people from accidentally hitting return in the profile manager
> and
> entering someone elses profile. MOST users would benefit from this. You
> could
> even pop-up a warning message infoming the masses that this protection
> is not completely
> secure. If mozilla is to retake the mainstream crown, it must also
> satisfy the
> majorities' wishes (even if not 100% "secure"). Encryption can always be
> added
> later without redoing the code for this request.
> ===============================
> A warning dialogue could appear when selecting to password protect a
> profile
> (it is taken DIRECTLY from the NC4.x webpage!!!):
>
> "Specifying a password for your local user profile does not encrypt
> profile data
> in any way, nor does it prevent others from renaming or deleting
> profiles, but
> it can prevent users from inadvertently accessing profile data without
> first
> entering a password.
>
> This mechanism may therefore be appropriate in a home environment, where
> members
> of a family may want to keep their information separate, or for
> developers who
> may want to keep their working profile separate from profiles used for
> testing
> purposes.
>
> It is not appropriate as a replacement for OS-level security, nor should
> it be
> used as the only means of protection within a lab or kiosk environment
> where
> users have an expectation of privacy. For these environments,
> administrators
> may wish to consider Communicator 4.5's Network Install or Roaming
> Access
> features, which retrieve profile information from centralized servers."
>
> The full text is at:
> http://home.netscape.com/communicator/v4.5/passwords/index.html
> ===============================
> Even if you don't feel as strongly about this as I do, but think it
> would be a good feature to have, PLEASE vote for it by clicking the link
> above.
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Lairo
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Regards,
Peter Lairo
