Guide to the Secure Configuration of Firefox
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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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 <code>security.default_personal_cert</code> to <code...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable auto-download for proscribed MIME types.
Firefox must be configured to not automatically execute or download MIME types that are not authorized for auto-download.Rule Medium Severity -
Supported Version of Firefox Installed
If the system is joined to the Red Hat Network, a Red Hat Satellite Server, or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ sudo yum update</pre> If the system is not configur...Rule High Severity -
The DoD Root Certificate Is Required
The Shared System Certificates store contains certificates that applications can access for a single certificate repository. If enabled, Firefox can access that single system certificate repository...Group -
The DoD Root Certificate Exists
The DoD root certificate should be installed in the Shared System Certificates store for Firefox to be able to access the DoD certificate. To install the root certificated into the Shared System Ce...Rule Medium Severity
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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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