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Disabled Firefox Extension Recommendations

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Extension recommendations may be disabled by setting extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled to false in the policy file.

Rationale

The Recommended Extensions program will make it easier for users to discover extensions that have been reviewed for security, functionality, and user experience.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_firefox_policy-extension_recommendation
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

firefox_cfg="policies.json"
# Default to /etc/firefox/policies to use for remediations.
firefox_dirs="/etc/firefox/policies"
permissions=644

declare __REMEDIATE_PYTHON