Thunderbird - Software Security Device

[NoOp]

On 10/26/2014 03:34 AM, Sajan Parikh wrote:
> I realize Thunderbird has their own support, but wasn't subscribed there
> and didn't want to for a single issue.
> 
> I use an S/MIME Digital Certificate to sign, encrypt, and decrypt
> messages in Thunderbird and have been doing this for a long time.
> 
> I go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Certificates, import my certificate
> then have the account use it.  Has always worked.
> 
> I just did a fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.10 and went through the
> same steps that I always go through, however this time I think somehow
> Thunderbird, on its own, setup a Software Security Device.
> 
> I have no idea how the Security Devices work in Thunderbird, however my
> certificate seems to be tied to this somehow.
> 
> *The problem* is that now, assuming because of this, every time I launch
> Thunderbird, it is asking me for the master password for the 'Software
> Security Device', which I guess I set when I imported my certificate. 
> Once I enter the password, everything works as expected.  However, it
> asks me for that password on every launch of Thunderbird.
> 
> What did I do wrong and how can I get Thunderbird to stop asking me for
> this password on every launch?  I'm very close to deleting my
> Thunderbird profile and starting over.

Nothing. That is the way that Thunderbird is supposed to work when
you've set a master password.

<https://www.google.com/#q=thunderbird+master+password>
  <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password>
 <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird>

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird/privacy-and-security-settings>
       <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/master-password>
(Note: The master password only needs to be entered once per Thunderbird
session.)

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/get-community-support>
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/forums/#end-user-support?