How to Recover Login Password of Instantbird Messenger

How to Recover Login Password of Instantbird Messenger
November 14, 2019
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In this article, you’ll learn where Instantbird Messenger stores your login passwords, how they are protected, and how you can easily recover them.

Instantbird Password Secrets

Instantbird stores all your account credentials in a file named “logins.json”, located at:

C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Roaming\Instantbird\Profiles\[random_name]\logins.json

This “logins.json” file is stored in JSON format and contains a separate entry for each saved account credential.

Below are the key fields included for every credential entry,

{
"id":1,
"hostname":"messenger type (im://prpl-gtalk)",
"encryptedUsername":"MDIEEPgBBBBABBBEwFAYIbaZIhvcNAwcEaAFsqdqBAiJyHK56O9cid==",
"encryptedPassword":"MDoEEPgBCCCCAAAAAAEwFCDIKoZIBAtABCG4rNAexni08zRm4Sraz/",
},

To safeguard the secrets, Instantbird uses the key that is derived from the Master Password. This key is then used to encrypt the username/password using SHA-1 and Triple DES encryption.

Instantbird Master Password

Instantbird allows you to set a Master Password to protect all your stored account passwords. Once enabled, the stored passwords cannot be decrypted without providing this Master Password.

The Master Password itself is secured using a one-way hashing algorithm, meaning it cannot be directly decrypted. The only possible recovery method is through a brute-force attack, which can take a very long time depending on the password’s length and complexity.

Instantbird stores Master Password–related data in the files key4.db and cert9.db, located in the same profile folder. Older versions used key3.db and cert8.db.

Important Tip: Since Instantbird does not use user-specific or machine-bound encryption, its passwords from other user account or external drive can be recovered using the software mentioned below.

How to Recover Instantbird Messenger Passwords Automatically

Now you can easily recover all your forgotten login passwords of Instantbird Messenger without any technical knowledge.

With just one click, XenArmor Messenger Password Recovery Pro can recover all your saved Instantbird Messenger passwords in seconds.

Follow these simple steps,

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