about:config options to help make Firefox a bit more secure

[blankslate]

https://www.bestvpn.com/blog/8499/make-firefox-secure-using-aboutconfig/

A collection of interesting about:config options for Firefox.

imo, recommended reading if you use Firefox.


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[John Connor]

Forging or preventing a referrer can be problamatic in some sites. I handle referrer's on a case by case basis with an addon. I use Pale Moon though.

They fail to mention Webrtc.

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-see-if-your-vpn-is-leaking-your-ip-address-and-1685180082

https://www.browserleaks.com/webrtc

 

[Auric]

Still, is it not more secure if referrers are not sent by default and then the add-on set to forge root (and possibly whitelist as necessary), or can it not override the browser setting in such a way?

Or in other words, given an add-on set to forge by default is the browser setting best left to send by default or set not to send?

 

[John Connor]

I forge to send root by default and if I have issues I whitelist the site that doesn't play nice with forged referrers.

 

[babcom]

If you use use Sonarr, setting dom.storage.enabled to false, breaks Sonarr's GUI.

 

[Auric]

I forge to send root by default and if I have issues I whitelist the site that doesn't play nice with forged referrers.

But do you change the browser default for "fallback security"?

 

[John Connor]

No, I just use the addon.