# Tech question: Firefox and passwords

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711 "2020-04-28T05:08:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711/1 "2020-04-28T05:08:15Z")

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So I got one of those extortion scam emails (that I have no intent of paying, to be clear). As “proof” of their hack, they included an account password that sounded familiar, and like something I might have used. Suspiciously, said email didn’t say where this password was used.

I decided to check to see if I was still using that password so I could change it. But the way Firefox (my primary web browser on my MacBook) lists passwords now, I have to go through each and every entry to remind myself of what the password is - more secure, but more annoying as well.

Does anyone know a quick and easy way to see if that password is still on my saved list? The site I thought it was for wasn’t it (or I changed it from that literal years ago), and I can’t think of another site I would’ve used it for.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711/2 "2020-04-28T06:05:25Z")

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Did you type the password in the search bar at the top of the “logins & passwords” page? I did that for my one old weak password and it brought all the relevant entries up just fine.

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711/3 "2020-04-28T17:00:01Z")

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The search bar searches logins, not passwords, for me. I tried searching there for a password I know is saved and confirmed it didn’t come up with anything.

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**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-firefox-and-passwords/852711/4 "2020-04-28T18:49:51Z")

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Do you have the most recent version of Firefox? I just tried searching for a password and it brought up any logins using it.