{ /*** [SECTION 0400]: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING (SB) ***/ /** BLOCKLISTS ***/ /* 0401: enforce Firefox blocklist * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates" * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/ ***/ "extensions.blocklist.enabled" = true; # [DEFAULT: true] /** SAFE BROWSING (SB) Safe Browsing has taken many steps to preserve privacy. *IF* required, a full url is never sent to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites. Firefox also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and since SBv4 (FF57+) doesn't even use cookies. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity) [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/ [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing [3] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work ***/ /* 0410: disable SB (Safe Browsing) * [WARNING] Do this at your own risk! These are the master switches. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Security>... "Block dangerous and deceptive content" ***/ # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false); # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); /* 0411: disable SB checks for downloads (both local lookups + remote) * This is the master switch for the safebrowsing.downloads* prefs (0412, 0413) * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Security>... "Block dangerous downloads" ***/ # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); /* 0412: disable SB checks for downloads (remote) * To verify the safety of certain executable files, Firefox may submit some information about the * file, including the name, origin, size and a cryptographic hash of the contents, to the Google * Safe Browsing service which helps Firefox determine whether or not the file should be blocked * [SETUP-SECURITY] If you do not understand this, or you want this protection, then override it ***/ "browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled" = false; "browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url" = ""; /* 0413: disable SB checks for unwanted software * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Security>... "Warn you about unwanted and uncommon software" ***/ # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false); # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false); /* 0419: disable 'ignore this warning' on SB warnings [FF45+] * If clicked, it bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX A: Test Sites: Section 5 * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1226490 ***/ # // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false); }