Mozilla Firefox Users Receive New Recovery Key Option for Accounts

• Firefox Accounts can now be recovered via system included in the Mozilla Firefox browser.
• A one-time recovery key can be generated by users to reset your account’s passwords.
• The functionality is available with the latest update to the web browser.

If you are a Firefox Account owner and have ever forgotten your password, you know how difficult it can be to restore your account. Mozilla is finally adding a recovery option for account holders to reset their passwords directly from the browser.

Firefox Accounts was introduced in all recent versions of the browser for all platforms. It is very similar to Firefox Sync and syncs all of your data across multiple platforms. While Sync is responsible for handling your data and keeping the browser data up to date with all iterations of the app across multiple platforms, Firefox Accounts manages your account’s identity.

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Mozilla updated its support page with a complete guide to inform users about the new feature. With two-factor authentication being released on the browser earlier this year, you can now use 2FA to generate one-time passwords that unlock accounts with a password reset option.

Mozilla has gone to great lengths to ensure maximum security in the wake of multiple data breaches and leaks faced by many popular services in the recent past. Engineers at the company will never get access to your personal data, and user passwords are meant to function as decryption keys, allowing users access to their account’s browser data.

Generating a recovery key allows users to use it one time only. Subsequent account recovery attempts will require a new code to be generated. Mozilla has recommended users to install the browser on multiple platforms as losing access to your password on one platform will allow you to reset your account from another platform as you will still be logged in.

Firefox Account will also allow users the ability to store data locally or transfer browser data to new accounts as well. Mozilla is getting serious about security, and the new update comes right after it introduced its new data breach tracking service for internet users.

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