Ways to make Firefox more secure

To help make Firefox more secure, users may want to pay attention to the privacy and security settings the browser offers.

How to create secure passwords in Firefox

When you create a new account on a website, it can be hard to come up with a unique and secure password. So when you sign up for a new account on a website, Firefox can generate a secure password for you.

To have Firefox generate a secure, random password when you create an account:

- Click on the password input field on the website. The secure password option will automatically appear.

- Click Use a secure generated password to fill in the field.

- Firefox will save your login for this site. If the generated password doesn't meet the site's requirements, you can click in the password field and edit it to meet the requirements. To view or edit your password, go to Manage Passwords.

Remember to never reuse passwords between sites or use passwords that are easy to guess.

Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox

Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox automatically protects your privacy as you browse the web. It blocks online trackers from collecting information about your browsing habits and interests without disrupting the functionality of websites. It also includes protection against harmful scripts, such as malware, that drain your battery.

To see what content has been blocked on all sites in the past week, visit the Protection Dashboard.

Firefox uses a list of trackers provided by Disconnect. To add this protection in all windows, go to your privacy preferences and select Strict mode.

How to tell when Firefox is protecting you: The shield to the left of the address bar tells you whether Firefox is blocking trackers and scripts on a website.

Enable primary password

Like other browsers, Firefox, by default, allows anyone with access to your computer to log in to sites where you have saved passwords. As with Google Chrome, you can view a list of saved usernames and passwords through Firefox's Options menu.

However, Firefox provides a primary password feature that encrypts and password-protects the list of saved passwords. After enabling this feature, you must enter the primary password the first time you log in with saved passwords, and once before each browser session.

Additionally, you must always enter your primary password to view saved passwords via the Options menu. This is a useful feature to protect your passwords from snoopers, and even prevents password recovery using third-party utilities.

To enable the primary password feature, open the Firefox menu, select “Options”, select the “Security” tab, then check the “Use a primary password” option.