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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 1 January 2018
  4. * version 58-beta: Pantslide
  5. * "I took my pants, took em down, I climbed a mountain and I turned around"
  6. * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
  7. * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
  8. * license: MIT: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  9. * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives.
  10. *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version.
  11. url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases
  12. * README:
  13. 1. READ the full README
  14. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md
  15. 2. READ this
  16. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation
  17. 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum
  18. * Auto-installing updates for Firefox and extensions are disabled (section 0302's)
  19. * Some user data is erased on close (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download)
  20. * Cookies are denied by default (2701), we use site exceptions. In Firefox 58 and lower, this breaks
  21. extensions that use IndexedDB, so you need to allow exceptions for those as well: see [1] below
  22. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/4.1.1-Setting-Extension-Permission-Exceptions
  23. * EACH RELEASE check:
  24. - 4600s: reset prefs made redundant due to privacy.resistFingerprinting (RPF)
  25. or enable them as an alternative to RFP or for ESR users
  26. - 9999s: reset deprecated prefs in about:config or enable relevant section(s) for ESR
  27. * Site breakage WILL happen
  28. - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting
  29. and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage
  30. * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs
  31. - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check
  32. before using to avoid unexpected surprises
  33. - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  34. 4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile)
  35. 5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki#small_orange_diamond-maintenance
  36. ******/
  37. /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling)
  38. * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it!
  39. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot
  40. * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/
  41. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "START: Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
  42. /* 0000: disable about:config warning ***/
  43. user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
  44. /* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  45. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  46. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  47. * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed
  48. * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history,
  49. * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or
  50. * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best
  51. * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained
  52. * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required.
  53. * [WARNING] PB does not allow indexedDB which breaks many Extensions that use it
  54. * including uBlock Origin, uMatrix, Violentmonkey and Stylus
  55. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/
  56. // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true);
  57. /*** 0100: STARTUP ***/
  58. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
  59. /* 0101: disable "slow startup" options
  60. * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/
  61. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true);
  62. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0);
  63. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0);
  64. user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);
  65. user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
  66. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
  67. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
  68. user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
  69. user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
  70. user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  71. /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
  72. * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
  73. // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
  74. /* 0103: set your "home" page (see 0102) ***/
  75. // user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "https://www.example.com/");
  76. /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
  77. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
  78. /* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results
  79. * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
  80. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254
  81. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections#w_geolocation-for-default-search-engine ***/
  82. user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  83. user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  84. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
  85. /* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/
  86. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  87. /* 0204: set APP locale ***/
  88. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  89. /* 0205: set OS & APP locale (replaces 0203 + 0204) (FF59+)
  90. * If set to empty, the OS locales are used. If not set at all, default locale is used ***/
  91. user_pref("intl.locale.requested", "en-US"); // (hidden pref)
  92. /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines e.g. "browser.search.*.US"
  93. * i.e. ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
  94. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
  95. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  96. /* 0207: set language to match ***/
  97. user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
  98. /* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
  99. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/
  100. user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref)
  101. /* 0209: use APP locale over OS locale in regional preferences (FF56+)
  102. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1379420 [also 1364789] ***/
  103. user_pref("intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales", false);
  104. /* 0210: use Mozilla geolocation service instead of Google when geolocation is enabled
  105. * Optionally enable logging to the console (defaults to false) ***/
  106. user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
  107. // user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  108. /*** 0300: QUIET FOX
  109. We choose to not disable auto-CHECKs (0301's) but to disable auto-INSTALLs (0302's).
  110. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or
  111. monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs.
  112. It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/
  113. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
  114. /* 0301a: disable auto-update checks for Firefox
  115. * [NOTE] Firefox currently checks every 12 hrs and allows 8 day notification dismissal
  116. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Never check for updates
  117. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/
  118. // user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
  119. /* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for extensions
  120. * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
  121. // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false);
  122. /* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox (after the check in 0301a)
  123. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Check for updates but let you choose...
  124. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Check for updates but let you choose...
  125. * [NOTE] The UI checkbox also controls the behavior for checking, the pref only controls auto installing ***/
  126. user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  127. /* 0302b: disable auto update installing for extensions (after the check in 0301b)
  128. * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
  129. user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
  130. /* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS]
  131. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Use a background service to install updates
  132. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/
  133. user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
  134. /* 0304: disable background update staging ***/
  135. user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false);
  136. /* 0305: enforce update information is displayed
  137. * This is the update available, downloaded, error and success information ***/
  138. user_pref("app.update.silent", false);
  139. /* 0306: disable extension metadata updating
  140. * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/
  141. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
  142. /* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/
  143. user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false);
  144. /* 0308: disable search update
  145. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Update>Automatically update search engines
  146. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: Search Engines ***/
  147. user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
  148. /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
  149. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
  150. /* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/
  151. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
  152. /* 0320: disable about:addons' Get Add-ons panel (uses Google-Analytics) ***/
  153. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); // hidden pref
  154. user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "");
  155. /* 0330: disable telemetry
  156. * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled)
  157. * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module
  158. * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  159. * so make sure to have both set as false
  160. * [NOTE] FF58+ `toolkit.telemetry.enabled` is now LOCKED to reflect prerelease
  161. * or release builds (true and false respectively), see [2]
  162. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/internals/preferences.html
  163. * [2] https://medium.com/georg-fritzsche/data-preference-changes-in-firefox-58-2d5df9c428b5 ***/
  164. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
  165. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); // see [NOTE] above FF58+
  166. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "");
  167. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
  168. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", "");
  169. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  170. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  171. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); // (FF56+)
  172. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); // (FF57+) Background Hang Reporter
  173. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); // (FF57+)
  174. /* 0333a: disable health report ***/
  175. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false);
  176. /* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  177. * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  178. * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/
  179. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  180. /* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+)
  181. * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever
  182. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/
  183. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
  184. /* 0350: disable crash reports ***/
  185. user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
  186. /* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/
  187. user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
  188. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  189. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51-57)
  190. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // (FF58+)
  191. /* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/
  192. user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
  193. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  194. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false);
  195. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  196. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  197. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  198. * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks
  199. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/
  200. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1");
  201. /*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION
  202. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness
  203. vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  204. and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED.
  205. Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed
  206. to lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing.
  207. These do rely on 3rd parties (Google for SB and Disconnect for TP), but many steps, which are
  208. continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk.
  209. ***/
  210. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  211. /** BLOCKLISTS ***/
  212. /* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  213. * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  214. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/
  215. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  216. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  217. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  218. /* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  219. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  220. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be
  221. * revoked, extensions and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/
  222. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  223. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  224. /* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/
  225. // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates
  226. // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "");
  227. // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", "");
  228. // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", "");
  229. /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
  230. This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  231. data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and
  232. updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent
  233. to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes.
  234. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  235. also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  236. cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  237. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  238. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  239. /* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security)
  240. * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/
  241. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
  242. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+)
  243. /* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security)
  244. * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  245. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  246. /* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/
  247. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  248. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  249. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  250. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  251. /* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/
  252. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", "");
  253. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", "");
  254. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  255. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  256. /* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  257. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  258. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  259. /* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/
  260. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  261. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  262. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  263. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  264. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  265. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  266. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  267. /* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked
  268. * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  269. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5
  270. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490 ***/
  271. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false);
  272. /* 0417: disable data sharing (FF58+) ***/
  273. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled", false);
  274. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL", "");
  275. /** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP)
  276. There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well,
  277. as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/
  278. /* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows
  279. * [NOTE] TP sends DNT headers regardless of the DNT pref (see 1610)
  280. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  281. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  282. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); // default true
  283. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); // default false
  284. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection
  285. * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/
  286. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  287. /* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE!
  288. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tracking Protection>Change Block List
  289. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/
  290. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic
  291. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict
  292. /* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  293. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  294. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/
  295. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  296. /* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/
  297. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
  298. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
  299. /* 0425: disable passive Tracking Protection (FF53+)
  300. * Passive TP annotates channels to lower the priority of network loads for resources on the tracking protection list
  301. * [NOTE] It has no effect if TP is enabled, but keep in mind that by default TP is only enabled in Private Windows
  302. * This is included for people who want to completely disable Tracking Protection.
  303. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170190
  304. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1141814 ***/
  305. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels", false);
  306. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority", false);
  307. /*** 0500: SYSTEM EXTENSIONS / EXPERIMENTS
  308. System extensions are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be
  309. built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI.
  310. To view your system extensions go to about:support, they are listed under "Firefox Features"
  311. Some system extensions have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app
  312. updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505)
  313. * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit)
  314. * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit)
  315. * Mac: "...\Applications\Firefox\Contents\Resources\browser\features\"
  316. [NOTE] On Mac you can right-click on the application and select "Show Package Contents"
  317. * Linux: "/usr/lib/firefox/browser/features" (or similar)
  318. [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html
  319. [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions
  320. ***/
  321. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0500 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!");
  322. /* 0501: disable experiments
  323. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  324. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  325. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  326. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  327. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  328. /* 0502: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  329. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  330. /* 0505: block URL used for system extension updates (FF44+)
  331. * [NOTE] You will not get any system extension updates except when you update Firefox ***/
  332. // user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", "");
  333. /* 0506: disable PingCentre telemetry (used in several system extensions) (FF57+)
  334. * Currently blocked by 'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled' (see 0333) ***/
  335. user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false);
  336. /* 0510: disable Pocket (FF39+)
  337. * Pocket is a third party (now owned by Mozilla) "save for later" cloud service
  338. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(application)
  339. * [2] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  340. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  341. /* 0511: disable FlyWeb (FF49+)
  342. * Flyweb is a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  343. * [1] https://flyweb.github.io/
  344. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb/Security_scenarios
  345. * [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/
  346. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  347. /* 0512: disable Shield (FF53+)
  348. * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
  349. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
  350. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/
  351. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false);
  352. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", "");
  353. /* 0513: disable Follow On Search (FF53+)
  354. * Just DELETE the XPI file in your system extensions directory
  355. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2017/06/05/measuring-search-in-firefox/ ***/
  356. /* 0514: disable Activity Stream (FF54+)
  357. * Activity Stream replaces "New Tab" with one based on metadata and browsing behavior,
  358. * and includes telemetry as well as web content such as snippets and "spotlight"
  359. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream
  360. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/firefox-mockups-show-activity-stream-new-tab-page-and-share-updates/ ***/
  361. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false);
  362. user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false); // (FF57+)
  363. /* 0515: disable Screenshots (FF55+)
  364. * [1] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots
  365. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ ***/
  366. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true);
  367. /* 0516: disable Onboarding (FF55+)
  368. * Onboarding is an interactive tour/setup for new installs/profiles and features. Every time
  369. * about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into that page
  370. * [NOTE] Onboarding uses Google Analytics [2], and leaks resource://URIs [3]
  371. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Onboarding
  372. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/onboard/commit/db4d6c8726c89a5d6a241c1b1065827b525c5baf
  373. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=863246#c154 ***/
  374. user_pref("browser.onboarding.enabled", false);
  375. /* 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+)
  376. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  377. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  378. * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file)
  379. * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes
  380. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
  381. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
  382. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false);
  383. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // (FF56+)
  384. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // (FF56+)
  385. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false);
  386. /* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter (FF56+)
  387. * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/
  388. user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false);
  389. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/
  390. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  391. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  392. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  393. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  394. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  395. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  396. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
  397. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  398. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  399. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  400. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  401. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  402. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  403. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  404. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal
  405. * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/
  406. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  407. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  408. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  409. * [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  410. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links/ ***/
  411. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  412. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  413. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  414. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  415. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  416. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  417. /* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS]
  418. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  419. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  420. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  421. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  422. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  423. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  424. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  425. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  426. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  427. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  428. #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/
  429. ***/
  430. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  431. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  432. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  433. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  434. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  435. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  436. * request (e.g. by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (e.g. FQDNs), does not work
  437. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  438. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  439. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack),
  440. * and is a security risk (e.g. common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  441. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  442. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  443. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  444. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  445. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  446. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  447. * use it as a means of referral (e.g. hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  448. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  449. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  450. * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  451. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
  452. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  453. * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  454. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777
  455. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  456. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  457. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  458. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  459. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  460. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  461. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  462. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  463. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  464. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in address bar results ***/
  465. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  466. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  467. /* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+)
  468. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211726 ***/
  469. user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false);
  470. /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections (FF56+)
  471. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348275 ***/
  472. user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
  473. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete and suggestion types
  474. * If you enforce any of the suggestion types, you MUST enforce 'autocomplete'
  475. * - If *ALL* of the suggestion types are false, 'autocomplete' must also be false
  476. * - If *ANY* of the suggestion types are true, 'autocomplete' must also be true
  477. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest
  478. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  479. * [WARNING] If all three suggestion types are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
  480. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  481. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  482. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  483. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  484. /* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown
  485. * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown
  486. * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always
  487. * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
  488. * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808)
  489. * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
  490. * (i.e. at least one of 0850a suggestion types must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
  491. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  492. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  493. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  494. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  495. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  496. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  497. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  498. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  499. /* 0850f: disable location bar suggesting local search history (FF57+)
  500. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181644 ***/
  501. user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions", 0); // max. number of search suggestions
  502. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  503. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  504. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  505. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  506. user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  507. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  508. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  509. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  510. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  511. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  512. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/
  513. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  514. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  515. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  516. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  517. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
  518. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  519. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  520. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  521. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  522. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Remember logins and passwords for sites
  523. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  524. * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  525. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  526. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  527. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  528. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Use a master password
  529. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Security>Logins>Use a master password
  530. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  531. /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  532. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  533. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  534. /* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  535. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  536. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  537. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  538. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  539. * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered
  540. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/
  541. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  542. /* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  543. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  544. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  545. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  546. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  547. /* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  548. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/
  549. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  550. /* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e. 0802 is true)
  551. * e.g. //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  552. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  553. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  554. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  555. /* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  556. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/
  557. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217152
  558. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319119 ***/
  559. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  560. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  561. /* 0911: prevent cross-origin images from triggering an HTTP-Authentication prompt (FF55+)
  562. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357835 ***/
  563. user_pref("network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow", false);
  564. /*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/
  565. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  566. /** CACHE ***/
  567. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  568. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  569. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  570. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  571. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  572. /* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages
  573. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  574. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  575. /* 1003: disable memory cache
  576. * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/
  577. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  578. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref)
  579. /* 1005: disable fastback cache
  580. * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
  581. * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
  582. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1]
  583. * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing
  584. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  585. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  586. /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART]
  587. * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only
  588. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/
  589. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  590. /* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  591. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  592. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  593. /* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/
  594. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  595. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  596. /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
  597. /* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely
  598. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  599. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  600. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  601. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  602. /* 1021: disable storing extra session data
  603. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  604. * define on which sites to save extra session data:
  605. * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/
  606. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  607. /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  608. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  609. /* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it
  610. * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
  611. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc
  612. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  613. * i.e. the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
  614. * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded
  615. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304389 ***/
  616. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  617. /** FAVICONS ***/
  618. /* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts
  619. * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your
  620. * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted.
  621. * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/
  622. user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
  623. /* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks
  624. * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/
  625. // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
  626. // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
  627. /* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/
  628. user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false);
  629. /*** 1100: MULTI-PROCESS (e10s) [RESTART]
  630. We recommend you let Firefox handle this. Until e10s is enforced, if
  631. - all your legacy extensions have the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as true, then FF = e10s
  632. - any legacy extensions have 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false, then FF != e10s
  633. - any legacy extensions are missing the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag, then they *might* be disabled
  634. [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/
  635. ***/
  636. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1100 syntax error: the parrot's bought the farm!");
  637. /* 1101: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+)
  638. * about:support>Application Basics>Multiprocess Windows ***/
  639. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true);
  640. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+) (hidden pref)
  641. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref)
  642. // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false);
  643. /* 1102: control number of content rendering processes
  644. * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Content process limit
  645. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/
  646. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/
  647. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4);
  648. /* 1103: enable extension code to run in a separate process (webext-oop) (FF53+)
  649. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Implementing_APIs_out-of-process ***/
  650. // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.remote", true);
  651. /* 1104: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+)
  652. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911
  653. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/
  654. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true);
  655. /* 1105: enable console shim warnings for legacy extensions with the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false ***/
  656. user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true);
  657. /* 1106: control number of extension processes ***/
  658. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.extension", 4);
  659. /* 1107: control number of file processes ***/
  660. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.file", 1);
  661. /* 1108: block web content in file processes (FF55+)
  662. * [WARNING] [SETUP] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
  663. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343184 ***/
  664. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
  665. /* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play
  666. * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch
  667. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Sandbox
  668. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/
  669. // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse");
  670. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse");
  671. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash", "donotuse");
  672. /* 1111: enable sandbox logging ***/
  673. // user_pref("security.sandbox.logging.enabled", true);
  674. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  675. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  676. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  677. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  678. Option 1: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local
  679. only anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and
  680. other browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  681. Option 2: Disable the ciphers in 1261, 1262 and 1263. These shouldn't break anything.
  682. Optionally, disable the ciphers in 1264.
  683. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  684. ***/
  685. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  686. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  687. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  688. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  689. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  690. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  691. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  692. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  693. * [NOTE] Jul-2017: Telemetry indicates approx 2% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  694. * [WARNING] If you get an "SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP" error, temporarily
  695. * set a lower value for 'security.tls.version.min' in about:config
  696. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  697. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/
  698. * [2] archived: https://archive.is/hY2Mm ***/
  699. user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
  700. user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  701. user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  702. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  703. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  704. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  705. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  706. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  707. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/
  708. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  709. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  710. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  711. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  712. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  713. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  714. /* 1205: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) (FF51+)
  715. * [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tls13-spec/issues/1001
  716. * [2] https://blog.cloudflare.com/tls-1-3-overview-and-q-and-a/ ***/
  717. user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true)
  718. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
  719. #Required reading [#] https://scotthelme.co.uk/revocation-is-broken/ ***/
  720. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  721. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  722. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  723. /* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates)
  724. * 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only
  725. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  726. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  727. * [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling
  728. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  729. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  730. /* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail
  731. * When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail)
  732. * Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail)
  733. * It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it
  734. * could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers)
  735. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/
  736. * [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/
  737. user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  738. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  739. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  740. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  741. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  742. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  743. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
  744. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  745. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) [RESTART]
  746. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  747. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  748. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  749. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  750. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug
  751. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  752. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  753. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  754. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  755. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  756. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  757. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  758. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  759. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  760. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  761. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  762. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  763. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  764. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  765. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content
  766. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
  767. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  768. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context ***/
  769. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  770. /* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  771. * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  772. * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  773. * those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  774. * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  775. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/
  776. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  777. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  778. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  779. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  780. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  781. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  782. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  783. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  784. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  785. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. security scanners and
  786. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  787. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  788. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  789. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  790. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  791. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  792. * [3] https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  793. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  794. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  795. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  796. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  797. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  798. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  799. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  800. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  801. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  802. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  803. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  804. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  805. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  806. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  807. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  808. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  809. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  810. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  811. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2=pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  812. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  813. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  814. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  815. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  816. * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  817. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  818. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  819. /* 1273: display HTTP sites as insecure (FF59+) ***/
  820. user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled", true); // all windows
  821. // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled", true); // private windows only
  822. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  823. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  824. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  825. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  826. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  827. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  828. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  829. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  830. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  831. /* 1402: set more legible default fonts [SETUP]
  832. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  833. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  834. * [NOTE] Example below for Windows/Western only ***/
  835. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  836. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  837. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  838. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  839. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  840. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  841. /* 1403: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+)
  842. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789788 ***/
  843. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true);
  844. /* 1404: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  845. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  846. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  847. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/
  848. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  849. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  850. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  851. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  852. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use [RESTART]
  853. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart.
  854. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  855. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  856. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  857. * In the past it had security issues. Update: This continues to be the case, see [1]
  858. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 ***/
  859. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  860. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] [RESTART]
  861. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  862. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  863. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  864. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  865. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/
  866. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  867. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP]
  868. Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension.
  869. It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need
  870. controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both.
  871. Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist
  872. sites on a granular, per domain level.
  873. Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage)
  874. or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0
  875. Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2
  876. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  877. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  878. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  879. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  880. ***/
  881. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  882. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  883. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default)
  884. * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/
  885. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  886. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  887. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port
  888. * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests
  889. * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/
  890. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  891. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  892. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  893. * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage
  894. * [WARNING] Reset to default 0 if you have issues accessing your modem/router ***/
  895. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  896. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  897. * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  898. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  899. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  900. * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/
  901. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  902. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+)
  903. * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin
  904. * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default)
  905. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  906. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  907. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/
  908. user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
  909. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  910. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  911. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  912. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/
  913. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  914. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header, which is essentially USELESS
  915. * It is voluntary and most ad networks do not honor it. DNT is *NOT* how you stop being data mined.
  916. * Don't encourage a setting that gives any legitimacy to 3rd parties being in control of your privacy.
  917. * Sending a DNT header *highly likely* raises entropy, especially in standard windows.
  918. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tracking Protecting>Send websites a "Do Not Track"...
  919. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protecting>manage your Do Not Track settings
  920. * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with TP (see 0420) regardless of this pref (e.g. in default PB Mode)
  921. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  922. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  923. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  924. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  925. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  926. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  927. ***/
  928. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!");
  929. /* 1701: enable Container Tabs setting in preferences (see 1702) (FF50+)
  930. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/
  931. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  932. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  933. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs
  934. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  935. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  936. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  937. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  938. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  939. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  940. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  941. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  942. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/
  943. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  944. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  945. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  946. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e. new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  947. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  948. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  949. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  950. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  951. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  952. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  953. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  954. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  955. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites e.g. youtube via site permissions
  956. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  957. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  958. /* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/
  959. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  960. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  961. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  962. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  963. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  964. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  965. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  966. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  967. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  968. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  969. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  970. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url.override", "data:text/plain,"); // (hidden pref)
  971. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled", false); // disable local fallback (hidden pref)
  972. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  973. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  974. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  975. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  976. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP]
  977. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
  978. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  979. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox [RESTART]
  980. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  981. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  982. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  983. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  984. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/
  985. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  986. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  987. * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  988. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  989. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  990. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  991. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  992. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  993. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  994. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false);
  995. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  996. /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
  997. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189041
  998. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297416
  999. * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  1000. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50)
  1001. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  1002. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  1003. * [1] https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  1004. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  1005. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  1006. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  1007. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  1008. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  1009. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  1010. /* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  1011. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228
  1012. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  1013. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  1014. /* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  1015. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS]
  1016. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  1017. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  1018. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  1019. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  1020. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  1021. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  1022. /* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/
  1023. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  1024. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  1025. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  1026. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  1027. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  1028. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  1029. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  1030. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  1031. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  1032. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  1033. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  1034. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  1035. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  1036. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  1037. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  1038. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  1039. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  1040. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  1041. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  1042. /* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  1043. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  1044. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  1045. /* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1046. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  1047. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  1048. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  1049. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  1050. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  1051. /* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1052. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  1053. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  1054. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  1055. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  1056. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); // bookmarks toolbar
  1057. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  1058. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  1059. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  1060. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  1061. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  1062. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  1063. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  1064. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  1065. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  1066. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  1067. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  1068. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  1069. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  1070. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1043508 ***/
  1071. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  1072. /*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP]
  1073. A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
  1074. the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme),
  1075. including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts and
  1076. communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your cache.
  1077. [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter).
  1078. [UPDATE] uMatrix 1.2.0+ allows a per-scope control for workers (2301) and service workers (2302)
  1079. #Required reading [#] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.2.0
  1080. [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API
  1081. [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Worker
  1082. [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
  1083. [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker
  1084. [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker
  1085. [6] Notifications: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1165867#answer-981820
  1086. ***/
  1087. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  1088. /* 2301: disable workers
  1089. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/
  1090. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  1091. /* 2302: disable service workers
  1092. * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser
  1093. * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with,
  1094. * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources.
  1095. * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
  1096. * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
  1097. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  1098. /* 2304: disable web notifications
  1099. * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+)
  1100. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
  1101. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);
  1102. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false);
  1103. /* 2305: disable push notifications (FF44+)
  1104. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  1105. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  1106. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  1107. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  1108. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  1109. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  1110. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  1111. /*** 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  1112. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  1113. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  1114. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  1115. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e. you have to interact with
  1116. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  1117. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  1118. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  1119. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  1120. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  1121. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
  1122. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  1123. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  1124. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  1125. /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  1126. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  1127. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  1128. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  1129. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  1130. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  1131. /* 2416: disable idle observation ***/
  1132. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  1133. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  1134. * false=block, true=ask ***/
  1135. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1136. /* 2420: disable asm.js (http://asmjs.org/) (FF22+)
  1137. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1138. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1139. * [3] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5375
  1140. * [4] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5400 ***/
  1141. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1142. /* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817
  1143. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1144. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1145. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1146. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1147. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1148. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1149. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1150. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1151. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1152. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1153. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1154. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1155. * [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1156. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/
  1157. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1158. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1159. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1160. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1161. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1162. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1163. // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1164. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1165. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1166. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1167. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1168. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1169. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1170. * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1171. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
  1172. * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
  1173. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1174. // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
  1175. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1176. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1177. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/
  1178. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1179. /* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+)
  1180. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1181. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/
  1182. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1183. /* 2513: disable Presentation API
  1184. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1185. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/PresentationAPI
  1186. * [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/presentation-api/ ***/
  1187. // user_pref("dom.presentation.enabled", false);
  1188. // user_pref("dom.presentation.controller.enabled", false);
  1189. // user_pref("dom.presentation.discoverable", false);
  1190. // user_pref("dom.presentation.discovery.enabled", false);
  1191. // user_pref("dom.presentation.receiver.enabled", false);
  1192. // user_pref("dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable", false);
  1193. /*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/
  1194. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1195. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1196. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/
  1197. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1198. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1199. * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1200. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1201. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1202. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1203. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application
  1204. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/
  1205. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1206. /* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
  1207. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1208. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1209. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1210. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1211. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1212. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1213. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1214. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1215. /* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+)
  1216. * [NOTE] see [2] bug may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
  1217. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232227
  1218. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330876 ***/
  1219. user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref)
  1220. /* 2610: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains (FF35+)
  1221. * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/
  1222. user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
  1223. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and extension downloads
  1224. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1225. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1226. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1227. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1228. /* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  1229. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  1230. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  1231. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  1232. * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  1233. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  1234. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  1235. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  1236. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  1237. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  1238. /* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP]
  1239. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1240. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1241. * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available
  1242. * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
  1243. * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox]
  1244. * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more
  1245. * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
  1246. * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It
  1247. * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
  1248. * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk]
  1249. * If you think a particular external app is more secure...
  1250. * [NOTE]
  1251. * See 2662, and JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) ***/
  1252. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1253. /* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  1254. * e.g. in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  1255. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  1256. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  1257. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  1258. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  1259. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1260. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
  1261. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. Default is 20 ***/
  1262. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1263. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1264. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1265. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1266. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1267. /* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  1268. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  1269. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  1270. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  1271. * 2010: https://christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  1272. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6/
  1273. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  1274. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  1275. * [1] https://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection/ ***/
  1276. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  1277. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true);
  1278. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing extensions (milliseconds)
  1279. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1280. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1281. * [2] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1282. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1283. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1284. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1285. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1286. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1287. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1288. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1289. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true);
  1290. /* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  1291. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/
  1292. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  1293. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness
  1294. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox ***/
  1295. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false);
  1296. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1297. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1298. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1299. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type (FF42+)
  1300. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173171 ***/
  1301. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1302. /* 2630: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART]
  1303. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser
  1304. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/
  1305. user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
  1306. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1307. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1308. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1309. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1310. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/
  1311. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1312. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1313. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1314. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/
  1315. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1316. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1317. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1318. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1319. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1320. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1321. /* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services
  1322. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/
  1323. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  1324. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  1325. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1326. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1327. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1328. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1329. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1330. * [WARNING] This will break extensions that do not use the default XPI directories
  1331. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1332. * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1333. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1334. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1335. /* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  1336. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  1337. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/
  1338. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  1339. /* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+)
  1340. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/
  1341. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1342. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1343. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1344. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1345. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/
  1346. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1347. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1348. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1349. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1350. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1351. * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com)
  1352. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1353. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1354. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1355. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
  1356. * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
  1357. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1358. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true)
  1359. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1360. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true);
  1361. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1362. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326
  1363. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/
  1364. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1365. /* 2675: block top level window data: URIs (FF56+)
  1366. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1331351
  1367. * [2] https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/
  1368. * [3] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/data-url-navigations-on-top-level-window-will-be-blocked/ ***/
  1369. user_pref("security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations", true);
  1370. /*** 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE
  1371. Data SET by websites including
  1372. cookies : profile\cookies.sqlite
  1373. localStorage : profile\webappsstore.sqlite
  1374. indexedDB : profile\storage\default
  1375. appCache : profile\OfflineCache
  1376. serviceWorkers :
  1377. ***/
  1378. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1379. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1380. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  1381. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1382. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1383. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1384. * [NOTE] This also controls access to 3rd party Web Storage, IndexedDB, Cache API and Service Worker Cache
  1385. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/web-storage-indexeddb-cache-api-now-obey-third-party-cookies-preference/ ***/
  1386. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1387. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (i.e ALL) (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1388. and (FF58+) set third-party non-secure (i.e HTTP) cookies to session-only
  1389. [NOTE] .sessionOnly overrides .nonsecureSessionOnly except when .sessionOnly=false and
  1390. .nonsecureSessionOnly=true. This allows you to keep HTTPS cookies, but session-only HTTP ones
  1391. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1392. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1393. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1394. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // (FF58+)
  1395. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1396. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1397. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until
  1398. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1399. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1400. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1401. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1402. /* 2705: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
  1403. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1404. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
  1405. /* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  1406. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1407. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1408. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1409. /* 2711: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
  1410. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1411. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1412. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
  1413. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1414. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1415. /* 2720: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
  1416. * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and other extensions that require IndexedDB
  1417. * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0
  1418. * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
  1419. // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  1420. /* 2730: disable offline cache ***/
  1421. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  1422. /* 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1423. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
  1424. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
  1425. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1426. /* 2732: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
  1427. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Offline Web Content and User Data>Tell you when a website asks...
  1428. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1429. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1430. /* 2733: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1431. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1432. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1433. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1434. /* 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage
  1435. * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
  1436. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  1437. /* 2750: disable Storage API
  1438. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1439. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1440. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1441. * [NOTE] This also controls the visibility of the "Options>Privacy & Security>Site Data"
  1442. * section, which also requires Offline Cache (2730) enabled to function
  1443. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1444. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1445. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1446. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1447. user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
  1448. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1449. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1450. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1451. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1452. Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1453. ***/
  1454. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1455. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1456. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes
  1457. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1458. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1459. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1460. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1461. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1462. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1463. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1464. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1465. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1466. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1467. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1468. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1469. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1470. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1471. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1472. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1473. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1474. /* 2804: reset default history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1475. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1476. * Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox.
  1477. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1478. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1479. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1480. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1481. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1482. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1483. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1484. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1485. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1486. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1487. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1488. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+)
  1489. * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts.
  1490. * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/
  1491. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
  1492. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
  1493. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1494. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1495. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours,
  1496. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1497. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1498. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1499. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1500. /*** 4000: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI)
  1501. ** 1277803 - isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1502. ** 1264562 - isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1503. ** 1268726 - isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1504. ** 1316283 - isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1505. ** 1317927 - isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1506. ** 1323644 - isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1507. ** 1334690 - isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1508. ** 1334693 - isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1509. ** 1337893 - isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1510. ** 1344170 - isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1511. ** 1300671 - isolate data:, about: URLs (FF55+)
  1512. NOTE: FPI has some issues depending on your Firefox release
  1513. ** 1418931 - [fixed in FF58+] IndexedDB (Offline Website Data) with FPI Origin Attributes
  1514. are not removed with "Clear All/Recent History" or "On Close"
  1515. ** 1381197 - [fixed in FF59+] extensions cannot control cookies with FPI Origin Attributes
  1516. ***/
  1517. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out");
  1518. /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
  1519. * [WARNING] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1520. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/
  1521. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1522. /* 4002: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener (FF54+)
  1523. * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 4001
  1524. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319773#c22 ***/
  1525. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
  1526. /*** 4500: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP)
  1527. This master switch will be used for a wide range of items, many of which will
  1528. **override** existing prefs from FF55+, often providing a **better** solution
  1529. IMPORTANT: As existing prefs become redundant, and some of them WILL interfere
  1530. with how RFP works, they will be moved to section 4600 and made inactive
  1531. ** 418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info (FF41+)
  1532. [POC] http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1533. [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800
  1534. [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1535. inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (such as 1366x768)
  1536. To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1537. Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1538. your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1539. [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1540. ** 1281949 - spoof screen orientation (FF50+)
  1541. ** 1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1542. ** 1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1543. ** 1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (see 4601) (FF55+)
  1544. This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  1545. ** 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  1546. ** 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 4602, 4603) (FF56+)
  1547. ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 & 1393283 & 1404608 - spoof Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
  1548. FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
  1549. FF57+: The version number will match current ESR
  1550. FF59+: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage)
  1551. ** 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) (FF56+)
  1552. ** 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) (FF56+)
  1553. ** 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) (FF56+)
  1554. ** 1372072 - spoof network information API as "unknown" (see 4607) (FF56+)
  1555. ** 1333641 - reduce fingerprinting in WebSpeech API (see 4608) (FF56+)
  1556. ** 1372069 & 1403813 - block geolocation requests (same as if you deny a site permission) (see 4609) (FF56+)
  1557. ** 1369309 - spoof media statistics (see 4610) (FF57+)
  1558. ** 1382499 - reduce screen co-ordinate fingerprinting in Touch API (see 4611) (FF57+)
  1559. ** 1217290 - enable fingerprinting resistance for WebGL (see 2010-12) (FF57+)
  1560. ** 1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API (FF57+)
  1561. ** 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist (FF57+)
  1562. ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (see 2513) (FF57+)
  1563. This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
  1564. ** 967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
  1565. In FF59+ this is controllable via the site permissions panel, see 1413780 (FF59+)
  1566. ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (FF59+)
  1567. ** 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0207, 0208) (FF59+)
  1568. ** 1222285 - spoof keyboard events and suppress keyboard modifier events (FF59+)
  1569. Spoofing mimics the content language of the document. Currently it only supports en-US.
  1570. Modifier events suppressed are SHIFT, CTRL and both ALT keys. Chrome is not affected.
  1571. ***/
  1572. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
  1573. /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
  1574. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/
  1575. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) (not hidden FF55+)
  1576. /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1577. * [NOTE] Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen.
  1578. * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control
  1579. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882
  1580. * [2] https://hardware.metrics.mozilla.com/ ***/
  1581. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1600); // (hidden pref)
  1582. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 900); // (hidden pref)
  1583. /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API (FF57+)
  1584. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1384330 ***/
  1585. // user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // (hidden pref)
  1586. /*** 4600: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES [SETUP]
  1587. * IF you DO use RFP (see 4500) then you DO NOT need these redundant prefs. In fact,
  1588. some even cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint.
  1589. Make sure they are RESET in about:config as per your Firefox version
  1590. * IF you DO NOT use RFP or are on ESR... then turn on each ESR section below
  1591. ***/
  1592. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan");
  1593. /* [NOTE] ESR52.x and non-RFP users replace the * with a slash on this line to enable these
  1594. // FF55+
  1595. // 4601: [2514] spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (FF48+)
  1596. // [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
  1597. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1008453
  1598. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
  1599. // [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
  1600. // [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency
  1601. // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
  1602. // * * * /
  1603. // FF56+
  1604. // 4602: [2411] disable resource/navigation timing
  1605. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  1606. // 4603: [2412] disable timing attacks
  1607. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI
  1608. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  1609. // 4604: [2512] disable device sensor API
  1610. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1611. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1612. // [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1613. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733
  1614. // [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751
  1615. // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1616. // 4605: [2515] disable site specific zoom
  1617. // Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using
  1618. // zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs
  1619. // and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom
  1620. user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
  1621. // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1622. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1623. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023
  1624. // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1625. // 4607: [2503] disable giving away network info (FF31+)
  1626. // e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1627. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1628. // [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1629. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426
  1630. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1631. // 4608: [2021] disable the SpeechSynthesis (Text-to-Speech) part of the Web Speech API
  1632. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API
  1633. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  1634. // [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API
  1635. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  1636. // 4609: [0201] disable Location-Aware Browsing
  1637. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/geolocation/
  1638. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  1639. // * * * /
  1640. // FF57+
  1641. // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting (FF25+)
  1642. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
  1643. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654550
  1644. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1645. // 4611: [2509] disable touch events
  1646. // fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1647. // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect
  1648. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1649. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1650. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
  1651. // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1652. // * * * /
  1653. // ***/
  1654. /*** 4700: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES - NAVIGATOR / USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1655. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1656. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1657. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1658. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1659. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1660. navigator objects, date locale/formats, iframes, headers, resource://URIs,
  1661. feature detection and more.
  1662. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1663. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1664. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500)
  1665. which is already plugging leaks (see 1 above) the prefs below do not address
  1666. * Values below are for example only based on the current TBB at the time of writing
  1667. ***/
  1668. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow");
  1669. /* 4701: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1670. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing extension whitelisting ***/
  1671. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1672. /* 4702: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1673. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1674. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/
  1675. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1676. /* 4703: navigator.appName ***/
  1677. // user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1678. /* 4704: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1679. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1680. /* 4705: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1681. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1682. /* 4706: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1683. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1684. /* 4707: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204 deprecated FF59+) ***/
  1685. /*** 5000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP]
  1686. Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users
  1687. can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/
  1688. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1689. /* 5001: disable annoying warnings ***/
  1690. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1691. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1692. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1693. /* 5002: disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1694. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Fullscreen_API ***/
  1695. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1696. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1697. /* 5003: disable closing browser with last tab ***/
  1698. user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1699. /* 5004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/
  1700. user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
  1701. /* 5005: disable autocopy default [LINUX] ***/
  1702. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false);
  1703. /* 5006: disable enforced extension signing (FF43+)
  1704. * [NOTE] Only applicable to Nightly and ESR (FF48+)
  1705. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Documentation ***/
  1706. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false);
  1707. /* 5007: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1708. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1709. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1710. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1711. /* 5008: open bookmarks in a new tab (FF57+)
  1712. * [NOTE] You can also use middle-click, cmd/ctl-click, and use the context menu ***/
  1713. // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true);
  1714. /* 5010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/
  1715. user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1716. /* 5011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner
  1717. * and easier to use and move around (e.g. developers/multi-screen). ***/
  1718. user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  1719. /* 5012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/
  1720. user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1);
  1721. /* 5013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status
  1722. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472
  1723. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/
  1724. user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false);
  1725. /* 5014: control download button visibility (FF57+)
  1726. * true = the button is automatically shown/hidden based on whether the session has downloads or not
  1727. * false = the button is always visible ***/
  1728. // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false);
  1729. /* 5015: disable animations (FF55+)
  1730. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069 ***/
  1731. // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false);
  1732. /* 5016: disable reload/stop animation (FF56+) ***/
  1733. // user_pref("browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled", true);
  1734. /* 5017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows
  1735. * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/
  1736. user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref)
  1737. /* 5018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/
  1738. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1739. /* 5020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/
  1740. user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true);
  1741. user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false);
  1742. /* 5021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults)
  1743. * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/
  1744. user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true);
  1745. /* 5021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than
  1746. * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't.
  1747. * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 5007) ***/
  1748. user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true);
  1749. /* 5021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab
  1750. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/
  1751. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true);
  1752. /* 5021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank"
  1753. * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab.
  1754. * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab
  1755. * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/
  1756. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false);
  1757. /* 5023: enable "Find As You Type"
  1758. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/
  1759. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true);
  1760. /* 5024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions)
  1761. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/
  1762. // user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", false);
  1763. // user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", false);
  1764. // user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", false);
  1765. // user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", false);
  1766. /* 5025: enable/disable various media types ***/
  1767. // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false);
  1768. // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1769. // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false);
  1770. // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1771. // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false);
  1772. // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false);
  1773. // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false);
  1774. // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false);
  1775. // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries
  1776. // user_pref("media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled", true); // (FF57+)
  1777. // user_pref("media.wmf.vp9.enabled", false);
  1778. /* 5026: disable "Reader View" ***/
  1779. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  1780. /* 5027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+)
  1781. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/
  1782. user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true);
  1783. /* 5028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/
  1784. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false);
  1785. /*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
  1786. Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
  1787. viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. The original state of each pref
  1788. has been preserved, or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
  1789. [NOTE] Up to FF53, to enable a section change /* FFxx to // FFxx
  1790. For FF53 on, we have bundled releases to cater for ESR. Change /* to // on the first line
  1791. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
  1792. ***/
  1793. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
  1794. /* FF42 and older
  1795. // 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
  1796. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897811
  1797. user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1798. // 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
  1799. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426
  1800. user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1801. // 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1802. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1091016
  1803. user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1804. // 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+)
  1805. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
  1806. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042135#c101
  1807. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
  1808. // 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
  1809. // The API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
  1810. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Archive/B2G_OS/API/CameraControl
  1811. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107683
  1812. user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1813. // 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
  1814. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1109475
  1815. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
  1816. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
  1817. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
  1818. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
  1819. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
  1820. // 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
  1821. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1169945
  1822. user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1823. // 2614: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
  1824. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132357
  1825. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1826. // 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
  1827. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184
  1828. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1829. // 5002: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1830. // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
  1831. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1160017
  1832. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1833. // ***/
  1834. /* FF43
  1835. // 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
  1836. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1837. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
  1838. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
  1839. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
  1840. // 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
  1841. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1842. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
  1843. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
  1844. // 1803: remove plugin finder service
  1845. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
  1846. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202193
  1847. user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1848. // 5003: disable new search panel UI
  1849. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119250
  1850. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1851. // ***/
  1852. /* FF44
  1853. // 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+)
  1854. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103
  1855. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
  1856. // 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
  1857. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796
  1858. user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1859. // 2301: disable SharedWorkers
  1860. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15562
  1861. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207635
  1862. user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1863. // 2403: disable scripts changing images
  1864. // [TEST] https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1865. // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps
  1866. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=773429
  1867. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1868. // ***/
  1869. /* FF45
  1870. // 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
  1871. // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  1872. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235379
  1873. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1874. // ***/
  1875. /* FF46
  1876. // 0333a: disable health report
  1877. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234526
  1878. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1879. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  1880. // 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
  1881. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234522
  1882. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1883. // 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
  1884. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239587
  1885. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1886. // 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
  1887. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235565
  1888. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1889. // 0510: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
  1890. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694
  1891. user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1892. user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1893. user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1894. user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1895. // ***/
  1896. /* FF47
  1897. // 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  1898. // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
  1899. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1900. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  1901. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
  1902. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1903. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1904. // 0807: disable history manipulation
  1905. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/History_API
  1906. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249542
  1907. user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1908. user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1909. user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1910. // ***/
  1911. /* FF48
  1912. // 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1913. // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
  1914. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181078
  1915. user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1916. // ***/
  1917. /* FF49
  1918. // 0372: disable "Hello"
  1919. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/archive/hello/2016-03/
  1920. // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1921. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287827
  1922. user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1923. user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1924. user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1925. user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1926. user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1927. user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1928. user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1929. user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1930. user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1931. // 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
  1932. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257887
  1933. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1934. // 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
  1935. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265914
  1936. user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1937. // ***/
  1938. /* FF50
  1939. // 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
  1940. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274633
  1941. user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1942. // 0308: disable plugin update notifications
  1943. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1944. user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1945. // 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
  1946. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025965
  1947. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
  1948. // 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
  1949. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
  1950. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268728
  1951. // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1952. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1953. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1954. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1955. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1956. // 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
  1957. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1958. user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1959. // ***/
  1960. /* FF51
  1961. // 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
  1962. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563
  1963. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1262053
  1964. user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1965. // 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1966. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250244
  1967. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1968. // 2614: disable SPDY
  1969. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248197
  1970. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1971. // ***/
  1972. /* FF52
  1973. // 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
  1974. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725
  1975. user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1976. // 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1977. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
  1978. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329538 // FF52
  1979. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337121 // FF52
  1980. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329543 // FF53
  1981. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1982. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1983. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1984. // 2405: disable WebTelephony API
  1985. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
  1986. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309719
  1987. user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1988. // 2502: disable Battery Status API
  1989. // Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1990. // However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1991. // e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1992. // [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1993. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127
  1994. // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1995. // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1996. // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1997. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580
  1998. user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1999. // ***/
  2000. /* ESR52 still needs all the following prefs
  2001. // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them if you're using ESR52.x.x
  2002. // FF53
  2003. // 1265: block rc4 fallback
  2004. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130670
  2005. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  2006. // 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
  2007. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317109
  2008. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317110
  2009. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317108
  2010. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  2011. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  2012. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  2013. // 2022: disable screensharing
  2014. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329562
  2015. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  2016. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
  2017. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322736
  2018. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  2019. // * * * /
  2020. // FF54
  2021. // 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
  2022. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288633
  2023. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  2024. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  2025. // 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  2026. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242321
  2027. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
  2028. // 2425: disable Archive Reader API
  2029. // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
  2030. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342361
  2031. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  2032. // * * * /
  2033. // FF55
  2034. // 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF54+)
  2035. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1269531
  2036. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859
  2037. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  2038. // 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) (FF37+)
  2039. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738
  2040. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361578
  2041. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  2042. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  2043. // 0360: disable new tab "pings"
  2044. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241390
  2045. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  2046. // 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  2047. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361220
  2048. user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  2049. // 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.*
  2050. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1364334
  2051. user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
  2052. // 2410: disable User Timing API
  2053. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336
  2054. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344669
  2055. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  2056. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  2057. // The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  2058. // web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  2059. // AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
  2060. // [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  2061. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  2062. // [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm
  2063. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352949
  2064. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  2065. // 5015: disable tab animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  2066. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069
  2067. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  2068. // 5016: disable fullscreeen animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  2069. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069
  2070. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  2071. // * * * /
  2072. // FF56
  2073. // 0515: disable Screenshots (rollout pref only) (FF54+)
  2074. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1386333
  2075. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  2076. // 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.available
  2077. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1385201
  2078. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
  2079. // * * * /
  2080. // FF57
  2081. // 0374: disable "social" integration
  2082. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API
  2083. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1388902
  2084. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406193 (leftover prefs removed in FF58)
  2085. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  2086. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  2087. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  2088. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  2089. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  2090. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  2091. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  2092. // 1830: disable DRM's EME WideVineAdapter
  2093. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1395468
  2094. user_pref("media.eme.chromium-api.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  2095. // 2611: disable WebIDE extension downloads (Valence)
  2096. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2097. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393497
  2098. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  2099. // 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
  2100. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2101. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393582
  2102. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  2103. // 5022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+)
  2104. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401238
  2105. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  2106. // * * * /
  2107. // ***/
  2108. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  2109. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "SUCCESS: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'!");