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download file / not downloaded potential security risk - where do I tell it this url is approved?

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needsleep
needsleep

I download a file. It stops and speaks of a security risk. The website is https, but the file is http. Is there a location I can pre-approve all files from the url to override the objection? Thanks.

I download a file. It stops and speaks of a security risk. The website is https, but the file is http. Is there a location I can pre-approve all files from the url to override the objection? Thanks.

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You could temporarily disable the insecure HTTP download block globally by going to about:config in the address bar and changing dom.block_download_insecure to false.

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You could temporarily disable the insecure HTTP download block globally by going to about:config in the address bar and changing dom.block_download_insecure to false.

needsleep
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thanks.