diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index e57d0f7..666a618 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -1461,6 +1461,14 @@ user_pref("mail.cloud_files.inserted_urls.footer.link", ""); user_pref("pref.privacy.disable_button.view_cookies", false); user_pref("pref.privacy.disable_button.cookie_exceptions", false); user_pref("pref.privacy.disable_button.view_passwords", false); +/* 6014: Prevent access to emails until the master password is entered + * If a master password has been set, Thunderbird will prevent access to locally available emails + * until the secret is provided. + * This preference MAY mitigate risk due to intimate relationship threat in some cases (see [2])... + * [WARNING] This DOES NOT encrypt locally cached emails anyhow (poor man's application security) + * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/protect-your-thunderbird-passwords-master-password + * [2] https://www.schneier.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Privacy_Threats_in_Intimate_Relationships-1.pdf ***/ +user_pref("mail.password_protect_local_cache", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] /** HEADERS ***/ /* 6020: