Can the Master Password Ever Be Figured Out by the Tech Guys at my Job?

At my job, all the computers are networked into a server. Can the tech guys figure out my Master Password? In other words, how safe are my passwords on Firefox? I'm concerned that the tech department will be able to determine my Master Password and therefore have access to all my passwords.

Read [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password] Passwords are encrypted with 3DES-CBC with a key derived from the master key (yours or the default one hardcoded in Firefox if you didn't define a master password) then encoded in base64 and stored in signons.sqlite database. If a user tries to remove the master password, all the password list is deleted.

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Forgot+my+master+password

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''cor-el [[#answer-702776|said]]''
<blockquote>
You can remove all password in the Show Passwords dialog.
That is where you manage the passwords.
The master password is only for protecting the passwords with an extra level of encryption and has nothing to do with erasing passwords apart from resetting the MP in case you have forgotten the MP and can't open "Show passwords".
</blockquote>
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1212
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iCloud: Activation Lock
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turn them on
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keep on getting the message Password Required--please enter master password for security software security device.
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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Forgot+my+master+password
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