Other features that users have longed for, such as the nativeization of the extension “Minimize on Close”, have been realized. Introduction to End-to-end encryption in Thunderbirdįrom “Thunderbird 78.x” with redesigned specifications, OpenPGP (Enigmail) has been natively implemented to improve convenience. The purpose of using Thunderbird is to centrally manage a wide variety of email accounts and aliases, and also because it used the Thunderbird-specific extension “Enigmail”. Now You: Do you use Thunderbird and OpenPGP? Mozilla should consider informing users about the fact during the initial setup or import. Thunderbird users who use the built-in OpenPGP functionality may want to enable master password functionality to protect Thunderbird data against unauthorized access. A bug is already available but it is unclear whether the change will be introduced or if it won't be implemented. The development team may introduce support for protecting OpenPGP keys using user defined passwords instead of the single randomly generated password. It is easy to set up and can be used to encrypt the system disk and/or other drives or partitions. An open source program like VeraCrypt can be used for that. by using full disk encryption to prevent local access to the key4.db file. There are other means of protection, e.g. You may want to consider using a password manager such as KeePass to save the master password. Note that it is essential that you remember the password as it unlocks access to your emails and other data stored in Thunderbird. Type the password and repeat it to set it.You may be asked to enter the operating system password/pin to proceed.Scroll down to the passwords section on the page that opens.Select Privacy & Security if it is not selected already.You can set up a master password in Thunderbird in the following way:
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