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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Firefox

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Firefox must be configured to allow only TLS 1.2 or above.

    Firefox may be configured via administrative policy to allow TLS 1.2 at minimum by setting SSLVersionMin to tls1.2.
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  • Firefox accounts must be disabled.

    Firefox accounts feature may be disabled via administrative policy by setting <code>DisableFirefoxAccounts</code> under <code>policies</code> to <c...
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  • Disable Firefox Telemetry

    Telemetry can be disabled by setting toolkit.telemetry.enabled to false.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Firefox must not recommend extensions as the user is using the browser.

    The extension recommendation messages may be disabled in an administrative policy by setting the <code>ExtensionRecommendations</code> key under <c...
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  • Enable Certificate Verification

    Firefox can be configured to prompt the user to choose a certificate to present to a website when asked. To enable certificate verification, set <c...
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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