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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 3 February 2018
  4. * version 58: 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. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  630. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  631. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  632. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  633. Option 1: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local
  634. only anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and
  635. other browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  636. Option 2: Disable the ciphers in 1261, 1262 and 1263. These shouldn't break anything.
  637. Optionally, disable the ciphers in 1264.
  638. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  639. ***/
  640. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  641. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  642. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  643. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  644. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  645. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  646. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  647. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  648. * [NOTE] Jul-2017: Telemetry indicates approx 2% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  649. * [WARNING] If you get an "SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP" error, temporarily
  650. * set a lower value for 'security.tls.version.min' in about:config
  651. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  652. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/
  653. * [2] archived: https://archive.is/hY2Mm ***/
  654. user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
  655. user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  656. user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  657. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  658. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  659. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  660. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  661. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  662. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/
  663. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  664. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  665. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  666. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  667. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  668. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  669. /* 1205: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) (FF51+)
  670. * [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tls13-spec/issues/1001
  671. * [2] https://blog.cloudflare.com/tls-1-3-overview-and-q-and-a/ ***/
  672. user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true)
  673. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
  674. #Required reading [#] https://scotthelme.co.uk/revocation-is-broken/ ***/
  675. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  676. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  677. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  678. /* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates)
  679. * 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only
  680. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  681. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  682. * [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling
  683. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  684. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  685. /* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail
  686. * When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail)
  687. * Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail)
  688. * It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it
  689. * could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers)
  690. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/
  691. * [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/
  692. user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  693. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  694. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  695. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  696. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  697. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  698. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
  699. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  700. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) [RESTART]
  701. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  702. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  703. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  704. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  705. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug
  706. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  707. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  708. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  709. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  710. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  711. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  712. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  713. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  714. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  715. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  716. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  717. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  718. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  719. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  720. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content
  721. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
  722. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  723. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context ***/
  724. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  725. /* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  726. * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  727. * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  728. * those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  729. * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  730. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/
  731. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  732. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  733. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  734. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  735. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  736. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  737. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  738. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  739. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  740. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. security scanners and
  741. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  742. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  743. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  744. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  745. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  746. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  747. * [3] https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  748. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  749. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  750. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  751. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  752. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  753. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  754. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  755. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  756. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  757. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  758. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  759. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  760. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  761. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  762. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  763. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  764. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  765. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  766. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2=pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  767. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  768. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  769. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  770. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  771. * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  772. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  773. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  774. /* 1273: display HTTP sites as insecure (FF59+) ***/
  775. user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled", true); // all windows
  776. // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled", true); // private windows only
  777. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  778. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  779. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  780. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  781. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  782. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  783. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  784. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  785. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  786. /* 1402: set more legible default fonts [SETUP]
  787. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  788. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  789. * [NOTE] Example below for Windows/Western only ***/
  790. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  791. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  792. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  793. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  794. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  795. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  796. /* 1403: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+)
  797. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789788 ***/
  798. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true);
  799. /* 1404: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  800. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  801. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  802. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) (FF35+) ***/
  803. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  804. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  805. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  806. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  807. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use [RESTART]
  808. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart.
  809. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  810. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  811. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  812. * In the past it had security issues. Update: This continues to be the case, see [1]
  813. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 ***/
  814. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  815. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] [RESTART]
  816. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  817. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  818. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  819. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  820. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/
  821. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  822. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP]
  823. Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension.
  824. It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need
  825. controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both.
  826. Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist
  827. sites on a granular, per domain level.
  828. Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage)
  829. or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0
  830. Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2
  831. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  832. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  833. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  834. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  835. ***/
  836. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  837. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  838. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default)
  839. * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/
  840. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  841. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  842. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port
  843. * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests
  844. * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/
  845. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  846. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  847. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  848. * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage
  849. * [WARNING] Reset to default 0 if you have issues accessing your modem/router ***/
  850. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  851. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  852. * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  853. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  854. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  855. * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/
  856. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  857. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+)
  858. * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin
  859. * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default)
  860. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  861. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  862. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/
  863. user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
  864. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  865. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  866. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  867. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/
  868. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  869. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header, which is essentially USELESS
  870. * It is voluntary and most ad networks do not honor it. DNT is *NOT* how you stop being data mined.
  871. * Don't encourage a setting that gives any legitimacy to 3rd parties being in control of your privacy.
  872. * Sending a DNT header *highly likely* raises entropy, especially in standard windows.
  873. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tracking Protecting>Send websites a "Do Not Track"...
  874. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protecting>manage your Do Not Track settings
  875. * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with TP (see 0420) regardless of this pref (e.g. in default PB Mode)
  876. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  877. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  878. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  879. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  880. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  881. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  882. ***/
  883. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!");
  884. /* 1701: enable Container Tabs setting in preferences (see 1702) (FF50+)
  885. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/
  886. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  887. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  888. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs
  889. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  890. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  891. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  892. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  893. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  894. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  895. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  896. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  897. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/
  898. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  899. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  900. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  901. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e. new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  902. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  903. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  904. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  905. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  906. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  907. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  908. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  909. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  910. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites e.g. youtube via site permissions
  911. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  912. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  913. /* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/
  914. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  915. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  916. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  917. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  918. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  919. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  920. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  921. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  922. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  923. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  924. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  925. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url.override", "data:text/plain,"); // (hidden pref)
  926. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled", false); // disable local fallback (hidden pref)
  927. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  928. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  929. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  930. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  931. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP]
  932. * [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 ***/
  933. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  934. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox [RESTART]
  935. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  936. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  937. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  938. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  939. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/
  940. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  941. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  942. * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  943. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  944. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  945. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  946. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  947. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  948. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  949. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false);
  950. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  951. /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
  952. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189041
  953. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297416
  954. * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  955. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50)
  956. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  957. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  958. * [1] https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  959. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  960. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  961. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  962. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  963. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  964. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  965. /* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  966. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228
  967. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  968. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  969. /* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  970. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS]
  971. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  972. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  973. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  974. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  975. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  976. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  977. /* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/
  978. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  979. /* 2024: set a default permission for Camera/Microphone (FF58+)
  980. * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  981. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Use the Camera/Microphone
  982. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy>Permissions>Camera/Microphone>Settings ***/
  983. // user_pref("permissions.default.camera", 2);
  984. // user_pref("permissions.default.microphone", 2);
  985. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  986. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  987. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  988. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  989. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  990. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  991. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  992. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  993. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  994. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  995. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  996. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  997. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  998. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  999. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  1000. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  1001. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  1002. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  1003. /* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  1004. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  1005. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  1006. /* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1007. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  1008. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  1009. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  1010. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  1011. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  1012. /* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1013. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  1014. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  1015. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  1016. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  1017. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); // bookmarks toolbar
  1018. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  1019. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  1020. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  1021. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  1022. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  1023. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  1024. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  1025. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  1026. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  1027. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  1028. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  1029. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  1030. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  1031. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1043508 ***/
  1032. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  1033. /*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP]
  1034. A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
  1035. the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme),
  1036. including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts and
  1037. communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your cache.
  1038. [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter).
  1039. [UPDATE] uMatrix 1.2.0+ allows a per-scope control for workers (2301) and service workers (2302)
  1040. #Required reading [#] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.2.0
  1041. [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API
  1042. [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Worker
  1043. [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
  1044. [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker
  1045. [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker
  1046. [6] Notifications: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1165867#answer-981820
  1047. ***/
  1048. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  1049. /* 2301: disable workers
  1050. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/
  1051. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  1052. /* 2302: disable service workers
  1053. * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser
  1054. * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with,
  1055. * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources.
  1056. * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
  1057. * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
  1058. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  1059. /* 2304: disable web notifications
  1060. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
  1061. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); // (FF22+)
  1062. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); // (FF44+)
  1063. /* 2305: set a default permission for Notifications (see 2304) (FF58+)
  1064. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Receive Notifications
  1065. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy>Permissions>Notifications>Settings ***/
  1066. // user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2); // 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  1067. /* 2306: disable push notifications (FF44+)
  1068. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  1069. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  1070. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  1071. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  1072. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  1073. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  1074. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  1075. /*** 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  1076. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  1077. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  1078. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  1079. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e. you have to interact with
  1080. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  1081. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  1082. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  1083. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  1084. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  1085. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
  1086. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  1087. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  1088. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  1089. /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  1090. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  1091. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  1092. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  1093. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  1094. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  1095. /* 2416: disable idle observation ***/
  1096. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  1097. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  1098. * false=block, true=ask ***/
  1099. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1100. /* 2420: disable asm.js (http://asmjs.org/) (FF22+)
  1101. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1102. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1103. * [3] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5375
  1104. * [4] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5400 ***/
  1105. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1106. /* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817
  1107. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1108. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1109. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1110. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1111. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1112. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1113. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1114. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1115. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1116. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1117. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1118. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1119. * [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1120. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/
  1121. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1122. /* 2427: disable Shared Memory (Spectre mitigation)
  1123. * [1] https://github.com/tc39/ecmascript_sharedmem/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md
  1124. * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/ ***/
  1125. user_pref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false);
  1126. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1127. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1128. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1129. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1130. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1131. // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1132. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1133. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1134. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1135. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1136. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1137. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1138. * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1139. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
  1140. * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
  1141. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1142. // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
  1143. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1144. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1145. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/
  1146. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1147. /* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+)
  1148. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1149. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/
  1150. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1151. /*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/
  1152. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1153. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1154. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/
  1155. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1156. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1157. * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1158. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1159. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1160. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1161. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application
  1162. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/
  1163. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1164. /* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
  1165. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1166. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1167. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1168. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1169. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1170. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1171. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1172. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1173. /* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+)
  1174. * [NOTE] see [2] bug may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
  1175. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232227
  1176. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330876 ***/
  1177. user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref)
  1178. /* 2610: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains (FF35+)
  1179. * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/
  1180. user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
  1181. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and extension downloads
  1182. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1183. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1184. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1185. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1186. /* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  1187. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  1188. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  1189. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  1190. * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  1191. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  1192. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  1193. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  1194. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  1195. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  1196. /* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP]
  1197. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1198. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1199. * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available
  1200. * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
  1201. * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox]
  1202. * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more
  1203. * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
  1204. * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It
  1205. * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
  1206. * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk]
  1207. * If you think a particular external app is more secure...
  1208. * [NOTE]
  1209. * See 2662, and JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) ***/
  1210. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1211. /* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  1212. * e.g. in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  1213. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  1214. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  1215. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  1216. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  1217. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1218. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
  1219. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. Default is 20 ***/
  1220. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1221. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1222. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1223. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1224. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1225. /* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  1226. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  1227. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  1228. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  1229. * 2010: https://christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  1230. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6/
  1231. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  1232. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  1233. * [1] https://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection/ ***/
  1234. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  1235. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true);
  1236. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing extensions (milliseconds)
  1237. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1238. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1239. * [2] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1240. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1241. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1242. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1243. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1244. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1245. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1246. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1247. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true);
  1248. /* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  1249. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/
  1250. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  1251. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness
  1252. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox ***/
  1253. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false);
  1254. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1255. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1256. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1257. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type (FF42+)
  1258. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173171 ***/
  1259. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1260. /* 2630: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART]
  1261. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser
  1262. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/
  1263. user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
  1264. /* 2631: block web content in file processes (FF55+)
  1265. * [WARNING] [SETUP] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
  1266. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343184 ***/
  1267. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
  1268. /* 2632: disable websites overriding Firefox's keyboard shortcuts (FF58+)
  1269. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts
  1270. * [NOTE] At the time of writing, causes issues with delete and backspace keys ***/
  1271. // user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2); // 0 (default) or 1=allow, 2=block
  1272. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1273. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1274. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1275. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1276. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/
  1277. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1278. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1279. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1280. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/
  1281. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1282. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1283. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1284. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1285. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1286. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1287. /* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services
  1288. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/
  1289. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  1290. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  1291. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1292. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1293. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1294. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1295. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1296. * [WARNING] This will break extensions that do not use the default XPI directories
  1297. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1298. * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1299. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1300. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1301. /* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  1302. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  1303. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/
  1304. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  1305. /* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+)
  1306. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/
  1307. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1308. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1309. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1310. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1311. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/
  1312. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1313. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1314. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1315. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1316. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1317. * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com)
  1318. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1319. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1320. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1321. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
  1322. * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
  1323. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1324. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true)
  1325. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1326. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true);
  1327. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1328. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326
  1329. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/
  1330. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1331. /* 2675: block top level window data: URIs (FF56+)
  1332. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1331351
  1333. * [2] https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/
  1334. * [3] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/data-url-navigations-on-top-level-window-will-be-blocked/ ***/
  1335. user_pref("security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations", true);
  1336. /*** 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE
  1337. Data SET by websites including
  1338. cookies : profile\cookies.sqlite
  1339. localStorage : profile\webappsstore.sqlite
  1340. indexedDB : profile\storage\default
  1341. appCache : profile\OfflineCache
  1342. serviceWorkers :
  1343. ***/
  1344. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1345. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1346. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  1347. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1348. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1349. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1350. * [NOTE] This also controls access to 3rd party Web Storage, IndexedDB, Cache API and Service Worker Cache
  1351. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/web-storage-indexeddb-cache-api-now-obey-third-party-cookies-preference/ ***/
  1352. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1353. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (i.e ALL) (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1354. and (FF58+) set third-party non-secure (i.e HTTP) cookies to session-only
  1355. [NOTE] .sessionOnly overrides .nonsecureSessionOnly except when .sessionOnly=false and
  1356. .nonsecureSessionOnly=true. This allows you to keep HTTPS cookies, but session-only HTTP ones
  1357. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1358. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1359. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1360. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // (FF58+)
  1361. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1362. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1363. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until
  1364. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1365. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1366. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1367. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1368. /* 2705: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
  1369. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1370. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
  1371. /* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  1372. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1373. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1374. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1375. /* 2711: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
  1376. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1377. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1378. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
  1379. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1380. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1381. /* 2720: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
  1382. * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and other extensions that require IndexedDB
  1383. * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0
  1384. * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
  1385. // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  1386. /* 2730: disable offline cache ***/
  1387. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  1388. /* 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1389. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
  1390. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
  1391. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1392. /* 2732: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
  1393. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Offline Web Content and User Data>Tell you when a website asks...
  1394. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1395. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1396. /* 2733: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1397. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1398. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1399. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1400. /* 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage
  1401. * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
  1402. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  1403. /* 2750: disable Storage API
  1404. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1405. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1406. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1407. * [NOTE] This also controls the visibility of the "Options>Privacy & Security>Site Data"
  1408. * section, which also requires Offline Cache (2730) enabled to function
  1409. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1410. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1411. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1412. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1413. user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
  1414. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1415. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1416. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1417. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1418. Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1419. ***/
  1420. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1421. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1422. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes
  1423. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1424. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1425. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1426. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1427. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1428. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1429. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1430. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1431. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1432. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1433. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1434. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1435. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1436. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1437. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1438. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1439. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1440. /* 2804: reset default history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1441. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1442. * Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox.
  1443. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1444. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1445. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1446. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1447. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1448. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1449. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1450. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1451. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1452. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1453. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1454. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+)
  1455. * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts.
  1456. * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/
  1457. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
  1458. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
  1459. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1460. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1461. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours,
  1462. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1463. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1464. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1465. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1466. /*** 4000: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI)
  1467. ** 1277803 - isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1468. ** 1264562 - isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1469. ** 1268726 - isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1470. ** 1316283 - isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1471. ** 1317927 - isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1472. ** 1323644 - isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1473. ** 1334690 - isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1474. ** 1334693 - isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1475. ** 1337893 - isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1476. ** 1344170 - isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1477. ** 1300671 - isolate data:, about: URLs (FF55+)
  1478. NOTE: FPI has some issues depending on your Firefox release
  1479. ** 1418931 - [fixed in FF58+] IndexedDB (Offline Website Data) with FPI Origin Attributes
  1480. are not removed with "Clear All/Recent History" or "On Close"
  1481. ** 1381197 - [fixed in FF59+] extensions cannot control cookies with FPI Origin Attributes
  1482. ***/
  1483. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out");
  1484. /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
  1485. * [WARNING] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1486. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/
  1487. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1488. /* 4002: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener (FF54+)
  1489. * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 4001
  1490. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319773#c22 ***/
  1491. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
  1492. /*** 4500: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP)
  1493. This master switch will be used for a wide range of items, many of which will
  1494. **override** existing prefs from FF55+, often providing a **better** solution
  1495. IMPORTANT: As existing prefs become redundant, and some of them WILL interfere
  1496. with how RFP works, they will be moved to section 4600 and made inactive
  1497. ** 418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info (FF41+)
  1498. [POC] http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1499. [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800
  1500. [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1501. inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (such as 1366x768)
  1502. To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1503. Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1504. your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1505. [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1506. ** 1281949 - spoof screen orientation (FF50+)
  1507. ** 1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1508. ** 1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1509. ** 1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (see 4601) (FF55+)
  1510. This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  1511. ** 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  1512. ** 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 4602, 4603) (FF56+)
  1513. ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 & 1393283 & 1404608 - spoof Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
  1514. FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
  1515. FF57+: The version number will match current ESR
  1516. FF59+: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage)
  1517. ** 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) (FF56+)
  1518. ** 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) (FF56+)
  1519. ** 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) (FF56+)
  1520. ** 1372072 - spoof network information API as "unknown" (see 4607) (FF56+)
  1521. ** 1333641 - reduce fingerprinting in WebSpeech API (see 4608) (FF56+)
  1522. ** 1372069 & 1403813 - block geolocation requests (same as if you deny a site permission) (see 4609, 4612) (FF56+)
  1523. ** 1369309 - spoof media statistics (see 4610) (FF57+)
  1524. ** 1382499 - reduce screen co-ordinate fingerprinting in Touch API (see 4611) (FF57+)
  1525. ** 1217290 - enable fingerprinting resistance for WebGL (see 2010-12) (FF57+)
  1526. ** 1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API (FF57+)
  1527. ** 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist (FF57+)
  1528. ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (FF57+)
  1529. This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
  1530. ** 967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
  1531. In FF59+ this is controllable via the site permissions panel, see 1413780 (FF59+)
  1532. ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (FF59+)
  1533. ** 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0207, 0208) (FF59+)
  1534. ** 1222285 - spoof keyboard events and suppress keyboard modifier events (FF59+)
  1535. Spoofing mimics the content language of the document. Currently it only supports en-US.
  1536. Modifier events suppressed are SHIFT, CTRL and both ALT keys. Chrome is not affected.
  1537. ***/
  1538. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
  1539. /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
  1540. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/
  1541. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) (not hidden FF55+)
  1542. /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1543. * [NOTE] Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen.
  1544. * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control
  1545. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882
  1546. * [2] https://hardware.metrics.mozilla.com/ ***/
  1547. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1600); // (hidden pref)
  1548. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 900); // (hidden pref)
  1549. /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API (FF57+)
  1550. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1384330 ***/
  1551. // user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // (hidden pref)
  1552. /*** 4600: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES [SETUP]
  1553. * IF you DO use RFP (see 4500) then you DO NOT need these redundant prefs. In fact,
  1554. some even cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint.
  1555. Make sure they are RESET in about:config as per your Firefox version
  1556. * IF you DO NOT use RFP or are on ESR... then turn on each ESR section below
  1557. ***/
  1558. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan");
  1559. /* [NOTE] ESR52.x and non-RFP users replace the * with a slash on this line to enable these
  1560. // FF55+
  1561. // 4601: [2514] spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (FF48+)
  1562. // [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
  1563. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1008453
  1564. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
  1565. // [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
  1566. // [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency
  1567. // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
  1568. // * * * /
  1569. // FF56+
  1570. // 4602: [2411] disable resource/navigation timing
  1571. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  1572. // 4603: [2412] disable timing attacks
  1573. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI
  1574. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  1575. // 4604: [2512] disable device sensor API
  1576. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1577. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1578. // [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1579. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733
  1580. // [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751
  1581. // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1582. // 4605: [2515] disable site specific zoom
  1583. // Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using
  1584. // zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs
  1585. // and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom
  1586. user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
  1587. // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1588. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1589. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023
  1590. // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1591. // 4607: [2503] disable giving away network info (FF31+)
  1592. // e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1593. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1594. // [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1595. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426
  1596. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1597. // 4608: [2021] disable the SpeechSynthesis (Text-to-Speech) part of the Web Speech API
  1598. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API
  1599. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  1600. // [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API
  1601. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  1602. // 4609: [0201] disable Location-Aware Browsing
  1603. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/geolocation/
  1604. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  1605. // * * * /
  1606. // FF57+
  1607. // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting (FF25+)
  1608. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
  1609. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654550
  1610. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1611. // 4611: [2509] disable touch events
  1612. // fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1613. // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect
  1614. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1615. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1616. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
  1617. // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1618. // * * * /
  1619. // FF58+
  1620. // 4612: [new] set a default permission for Location (FF58+)
  1621. // [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Your Location
  1622. // [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy>Permissions>Location>Settings
  1623. // user_pref("permissions.default.geo", 2); // 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  1624. // * * * /
  1625. // ***/
  1626. /*** 4700: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES - NAVIGATOR / USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1627. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1628. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1629. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1630. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1631. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1632. navigator objects, date locale/formats, iframes, headers, resource://URIs,
  1633. feature detection and more.
  1634. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1635. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1636. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500)
  1637. which is already plugging leaks (see 1 above) the prefs below do not address
  1638. * Values below are for example only based on the current TBB at the time of writing
  1639. ***/
  1640. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow");
  1641. /* 4701: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1642. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing extension whitelisting ***/
  1643. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1644. /* 4702: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1645. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1646. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/
  1647. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1648. /* 4703: navigator.appName ***/
  1649. // user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1650. /* 4704: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1651. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1652. /* 4705: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1653. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1654. /* 4706: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1655. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1656. /* 4707: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204 deprecated FF59+) ***/
  1657. /*** 5000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP]
  1658. Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users
  1659. can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/
  1660. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1661. /* 5001: disable annoying warnings ***/
  1662. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1663. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1664. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1665. /* 5002: disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1666. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Fullscreen_API ***/
  1667. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1668. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1669. /* 5003: disable closing browser with last tab ***/
  1670. user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1671. /* 5004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/
  1672. user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
  1673. /* 5005: disable autocopy default [LINUX] ***/
  1674. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false);
  1675. /* 5006: disable enforced extension signing (FF43+)
  1676. * [NOTE] Only applicable to Nightly and ESR (FF48+)
  1677. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Documentation ***/
  1678. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false);
  1679. /* 5007: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1680. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1681. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1682. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1683. /* 5008: open bookmarks in a new tab (FF57+)
  1684. * [NOTE] You can also use middle-click, cmd/ctl-click, and use the context menu ***/
  1685. // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true);
  1686. /* 5010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/
  1687. user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1688. /* 5011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner
  1689. * and easier to use and move around (e.g. developers/multi-screen). ***/
  1690. user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  1691. /* 5012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/
  1692. user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1);
  1693. /* 5013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status
  1694. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472
  1695. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/
  1696. user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false);
  1697. /* 5014: control download button visibility (FF57+)
  1698. * true = the button is automatically shown/hidden based on whether the session has downloads or not
  1699. * false = the button is always visible ***/
  1700. // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false);
  1701. /* 5015: disable animations (FF55+)
  1702. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069 ***/
  1703. // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false);
  1704. /* 5016: disable reload/stop animation (FF56+) ***/
  1705. // user_pref("browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled", true);
  1706. /* 5017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows
  1707. * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/
  1708. user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref)
  1709. /* 5018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/
  1710. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1711. /* 5020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/
  1712. user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true);
  1713. user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false);
  1714. /* 5021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults)
  1715. * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/
  1716. user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true);
  1717. /* 5021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than
  1718. * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't.
  1719. * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 5007) ***/
  1720. user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true);
  1721. /* 5021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab
  1722. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/
  1723. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true);
  1724. /* 5021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank"
  1725. * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab.
  1726. * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab
  1727. * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/
  1728. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false);
  1729. /* 5023: enable "Find As You Type"
  1730. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/
  1731. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true);
  1732. /* 5024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions)
  1733. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/
  1734. // user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", false);
  1735. // user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", false);
  1736. // user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", false);
  1737. // user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", false);
  1738. /* 5025: enable/disable various media types ***/
  1739. // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false);
  1740. // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1741. // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false);
  1742. // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1743. // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false);
  1744. // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false);
  1745. // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false);
  1746. // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false);
  1747. // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries
  1748. // user_pref("media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled", true); // (FF57+)
  1749. // user_pref("media.wmf.vp9.enabled", false);
  1750. /* 5026: disable "Reader View" ***/
  1751. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  1752. /* 5027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+)
  1753. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/
  1754. user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true);
  1755. /* 5028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/
  1756. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false);
  1757. /*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
  1758. Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
  1759. viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. The original state of each pref
  1760. has been preserved, or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
  1761. [NOTE] Up to FF53, to enable a section change /* FFxx to // FFxx
  1762. For FF53 on, we have bundled releases to cater for ESR. Change /* to // on the first line
  1763. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
  1764. ***/
  1765. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
  1766. /* FF42 and older
  1767. // 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
  1768. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897811
  1769. user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1770. // 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
  1771. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426
  1772. user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1773. // 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1774. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1091016
  1775. user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1776. // 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+)
  1777. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
  1778. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042135#c101
  1779. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
  1780. // 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
  1781. // The API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
  1782. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Archive/B2G_OS/API/CameraControl
  1783. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107683
  1784. user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1785. // 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
  1786. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1109475
  1787. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
  1788. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
  1789. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
  1790. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
  1791. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
  1792. // 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
  1793. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1169945
  1794. user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1795. // 2614: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
  1796. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132357
  1797. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1798. // 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
  1799. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184
  1800. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1801. // 5002: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1802. // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
  1803. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1160017
  1804. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1805. // ***/
  1806. /* FF43
  1807. // 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
  1808. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1809. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
  1810. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
  1811. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
  1812. // 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
  1813. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1814. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
  1815. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
  1816. // 1803: remove plugin finder service
  1817. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
  1818. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202193
  1819. user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1820. // 5003: disable new search panel UI
  1821. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119250
  1822. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1823. // ***/
  1824. /* FF44
  1825. // 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+)
  1826. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103
  1827. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
  1828. // 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
  1829. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796
  1830. user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1831. // 2301: disable SharedWorkers
  1832. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15562
  1833. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207635
  1834. user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1835. // 2403: disable scripts changing images
  1836. // [TEST] https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1837. // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps
  1838. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=773429
  1839. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1840. // ***/
  1841. /* FF45
  1842. // 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
  1843. // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  1844. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235379
  1845. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1846. // ***/
  1847. /* FF46
  1848. // 0333a: disable health report
  1849. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234526
  1850. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1851. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  1852. // 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
  1853. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234522
  1854. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1855. // 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
  1856. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239587
  1857. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1858. // 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
  1859. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235565
  1860. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1861. // 0510: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
  1862. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694
  1863. user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1864. user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1865. user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1866. user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1867. // ***/
  1868. /* FF47
  1869. // 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  1870. // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
  1871. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1872. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  1873. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
  1874. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1875. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1876. // 0807: disable history manipulation
  1877. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/History_API
  1878. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249542
  1879. user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1880. user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1881. user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1882. // ***/
  1883. /* FF48
  1884. // 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1885. // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
  1886. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181078
  1887. user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1888. // ***/
  1889. /* FF49
  1890. // 0372: disable "Hello"
  1891. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/archive/hello/2016-03/
  1892. // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1893. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287827
  1894. user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1895. user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1896. user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1897. user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1898. user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1899. user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1900. user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1901. user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1902. user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1903. // 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
  1904. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257887
  1905. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1906. // 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
  1907. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265914
  1908. user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1909. // ***/
  1910. /* FF50
  1911. // 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
  1912. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274633
  1913. user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1914. // 0308: disable plugin update notifications
  1915. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1916. user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1917. // 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
  1918. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025965
  1919. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
  1920. // 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
  1921. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
  1922. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268728
  1923. // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1924. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1925. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1926. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1927. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1928. // 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
  1929. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1930. user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1931. // ***/
  1932. /* FF51
  1933. // 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
  1934. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563
  1935. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1262053
  1936. user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1937. // 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1938. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250244
  1939. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1940. // 2614: disable SPDY
  1941. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248197
  1942. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1943. // ***/
  1944. /* FF52
  1945. // 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
  1946. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725
  1947. user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1948. // 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1949. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
  1950. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329538 // FF52
  1951. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337121 // FF52
  1952. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329543 // FF53
  1953. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1954. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1955. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1956. // 2405: disable WebTelephony API
  1957. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
  1958. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309719
  1959. user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1960. // 2502: disable Battery Status API
  1961. // Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1962. // However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1963. // e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1964. // [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1965. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127
  1966. // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1967. // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1968. // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1969. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580
  1970. user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1971. // ***/
  1972. /* ESR52.x still uses all the following prefs
  1973. // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them if you're using ESR52.x.x
  1974. // FF53
  1975. // 1265: block rc4 fallback
  1976. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130670
  1977. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  1978. // 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
  1979. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317109
  1980. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317110
  1981. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317108
  1982. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  1983. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  1984. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  1985. // 2022: disable screensharing
  1986. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329562
  1987. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  1988. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
  1989. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322736
  1990. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  1991. // * * * /
  1992. // FF54
  1993. // 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
  1994. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288633
  1995. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  1996. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  1997. // 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  1998. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242321
  1999. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
  2000. // 2425: disable Archive Reader API
  2001. // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
  2002. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342361
  2003. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  2004. // * * * /
  2005. // FF55
  2006. // 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF54+)
  2007. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1269531
  2008. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859
  2009. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  2010. // 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) (FF37+)
  2011. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738
  2012. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361578
  2013. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  2014. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  2015. // 0360: disable new tab "pings"
  2016. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241390
  2017. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  2018. // 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  2019. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361220
  2020. user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  2021. // 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.*
  2022. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1364334
  2023. user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
  2024. // 2410: disable User Timing API
  2025. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336
  2026. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344669
  2027. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  2028. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  2029. // The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  2030. // web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  2031. // AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
  2032. // [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  2033. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  2034. // [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm
  2035. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352949
  2036. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  2037. // 5015: disable tab animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  2038. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069
  2039. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  2040. // 5016: disable fullscreeen animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  2041. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352069
  2042. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  2043. // * * * /
  2044. // FF56
  2045. // 0515: disable Screenshots (rollout pref only) (FF54+)
  2046. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1386333
  2047. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  2048. // 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.available
  2049. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1385201
  2050. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
  2051. // * * * /
  2052. // FF57
  2053. // 0374: disable "social" integration
  2054. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API
  2055. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1388902
  2056. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406193 (leftover prefs removed in FF58)
  2057. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  2058. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  2059. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  2060. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  2061. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  2062. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  2063. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  2064. // 1830: disable DRM's EME WideVineAdapter
  2065. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1395468
  2066. user_pref("media.eme.chromium-api.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  2067. // 2611: disable WebIDE extension downloads (Valence)
  2068. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2069. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393497
  2070. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  2071. // 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
  2072. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2073. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393582
  2074. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  2075. // 5022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+)
  2076. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401238
  2077. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  2078. // * * * /
  2079. // ***/
  2080. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  2081. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "SUCCESS: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'!");