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As a domain admin I can't manage FF ("Your browser is being managed by your organization.") - can't remove that

The recommended methods, changing to this in the registry : [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Certificates] "ImportEnterpriseRoots"=dword:00000000 Rev… (read more)

The recommended methods, changing to this in the registry :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Certificates] "ImportEnterpriseRoots"=dword:00000000

Reverts back to 00000001

Put this policies.json and did nothing: {

 "policies": {
   "Certificates": {
     "ImportEnterpriseRoots": false
   }
 }

} What am I missing or what's changed?

My specific need at the moment is to add another search engine option in about:preferences#search

Thanks.

Archived 19 128

[docker/playwright] policies.json file not applied

Hey everyone. I am automating end-to-end testing with playwright for python, using the official Docker image from the microsoft artifact repository (using `playwright/pyt… (read more)

Hey everyone. I am automating end-to-end testing with playwright for python, using the official Docker image from the microsoft artifact repository (using `playwright/python:v1.49.1`).

As I have signed certificates for my local domains with my own certificate authority, I am trying to have Firefox automatically install the certificates via a policies file. However, Firefox seems to ignore the policies file no matter what.

To ensure that the file itself is used, I simplified it to a single boolean value, and ensured that it's copied correctly inside the container via the `cat` command. Here are the current contents:

{

 "policies": {
   "DisableTelemetry": true

}

I know that the CA certificate is installed correctly, as it works out of the box using the WebKit browser and Curl command. I have gotten it to work in Chromium by installing it to nssdb using `certutil`.

I have converted the file from ASCII to the `utf-8` charset.

The file has the expected content, and I have copied it to both `/etc/firefox/policies/policies.json` and `/ms-playwright/firefox-1466/firefox/distribution/policies.json` (the path to the binary is `/ms-playwright/firefox-1466/firefox/firefox`).

Opening `about:policies` shows the text "The Enterprise Policies service is inactive.", which is sadly not very informative. It would be nice to have a list of locations it looks in, and any problems it encountered.

The container uses Firefox Nightly 132.

Are these locations incorrect? Is there any way to debug this? Does anyone have any other suggestions? If you need any more info (Dockerfile, etc.), please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

Archived 11 235

How can I prevent a user accessing the Library pop-up (Ctrl+Shift+o)

I am using Firefox as a multi-tab courseware viewer but need to block the user bringing up the Library page as then the user can see the courseware URL's - I am running i… (read more)

I am using Firefox as a multi-tab courseware viewer but need to block the user bringing up the Library page as then the user can see the courseware URL's - I am running it on AWS AppStream and can lock most features down., but this one eludes me - there seems to be no policy to block it. I have tried intercepting keystrokes at the GNOME level and autoconfig javascript to block keys. Is there a way to do this please? Blessings, Ian

Open 5 99

Mozilla inbuilt login authentication prompts Issue - buggy login user experience

We are currently considering using Firefox ESR as our default browser but experiencing a few issues and one of them is with our configured SailPoint IdentityIQ Single Sig… (read more)

We are currently considering using Firefox ESR as our default browser but experiencing a few issues and one of them is with our configured SailPoint IdentityIQ Single Sign-On Experience, which uses Basic Authentication.

Issue Description First, the login button needs to be clicked multiple times before access to the site is granted. Once signed in, the Firefox inbuilt authentication dialogue appears, prompting the user to log in again (see the attached screenshot). The landing page is only presented after clicking the login button several times. This creates a poor user experience, sometimes causing pages to load improperly. Interestingly, the same process works seamlessly in Edge Chromium.

Troubleshooting Steps Taken I have already attempted the following: 1. Temporarily disabled all custom and security settings in mozilla.cfg and config.json. 2. Temporarily disabled Firefox Tracking Protection. 3. Allowed third-party cookies for the specific URL. 4. Upgraded Firefox Version to 128.7.0 5. Since our Firefox browser is significantly hardened, I have also enabled and reconfigured the following settings in mozilla.cfg to ensure Basic Authentication is allowed, functions properly, and suppresses Firefox’s authentication prompt, but without success:

network.http.phishy-userpass-length = 255 network.http.use-basic-auth network.automatic-ntlm-auth.allow-non-fqdn network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris security.enterprise_roots.enabled security.enterprise_roots.enabled

Observations from SailPoint Team Our colleagues from SailPoint have tested the setup in their environment, and according to them, it works as expected. However, their browser is not hardened, and they have leveraged the SailPoint UI for authentication instead of the built-in Firefox authentication prompt.

Further Investigation • Is there a specific configuration required in the user profile settings? • Network trace analysis shows 404 errors on GET requests and the following error codes on POST requests: • 302 Redirect: Mozilla Documentation • 408 Request Timeout: Mozilla Documentation

Next Steps Is there a specific security setting that needs to be enabled or disabled? Are there any particular Firefox enterprise policies we should modify? I have also attached screenshots for reference. Let me know if you need specific logs or network traces for further troubleshooting.

Archived 4 235

Intune CSP - UserMessaging Firefox Labs

We have Firefox deployed and managed through Intune/Endpoint and all works well but every device has an error with this line of the policy: UserMessaging_FirefoxLabs [./D… (read more)

We have Firefox deployed and managed through Intune/Endpoint and all works well but every device has an error with this line of the policy:

UserMessaging_FirefoxLabs [./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~UserMessaging/UserMessaging_FirefoxLabs] STATE Error SOURCE PROFILES Source Profile Mozilla_Firefox_Configuration ERROR CODE 0x87d1fde8

The error code is the same on all devices and is the only one present in on each device config.

Does anyone have any idea what the issue and resolution would be?

Thanks, Matt

Solved Archived 4 137

"Your browser is being managed by your organization"

How to get rid of "Your browser is being managed by your organization"? This thing is driving me crazy(er)! Please 'dumb down' your reply, as I am not computer literate. … (read more)

How to get rid of "Your browser is being managed by your organization"? This thing is driving me crazy(er)! Please 'dumb down' your reply, as I am not computer literate. If it's a malicious attack, my anti-virus is not picking it up. Thanks!

Archived 3 429

Certificate transparency on version 135 - security.pki.certificate_transparency.disable_for_hosts missing in GPO ?

Hello community, i would like to ask about how to deploy security.pki.certificate_transparency.disable_for_hosts globally for users? With version 135 a lot of productio… (read more)

Hello community,

i would like to ask about how to deploy security.pki.certificate_transparency.disable_for_hosts globally for users? With version 135 a lot of production webapps stopped working and as of now , we have to do manual modification in about:config. Our company has over 300k users , so the possible disruption might arise very quickly and there will be significant loses in production enviroment.

Is there a way how to deploy this specific setting via GPO/SCCM ?

Thank you

Archived 3 344

Remove Enterprise from Firefox

I have recently needed to update my motherboard, and the workshop put my C: and D: drives into an old second-hand motherboard they had. I have now checked Firefox - which… (read more)

I have recently needed to update my motherboard, and the workshop put my C: and D: drives into an old second-hand motherboard they had. I have now checked Firefox - which was on my C: drive, and it works with all my old bookmarks. However I seem to now be part of an 'Enterprise', which I do not want. How do I get rid of my involvement with an Enterprise within Firefox? Thanks for your help. Kanga85

Solved Archived 3 189

Firefox ESR Not Displaying 'Refresh Firefox' Option in Help > More Troubleshooting Information

I'm using Firefox ESR 128.10.1esr on Kali, and I'm encountering an issue where the 'Refresh Firefox' option is missing from the ☰ → Help → Troubleshooting more Informatio… (read more)

I'm using Firefox ESR 128.10.1esr on Kali, and I'm encountering an issue where the 'Refresh Firefox' option is missing from the ☰ → Help → Troubleshooting more Information. This is preventing me from restoring Firefox to its default settings. I've already tried the following:

   Restarting Firefox
   Clearing the startup cache
   Confirmed there are no extensions installed

None of these steps have fixed the issue. I need a way to reset Firefox ESR to factory defaults, but I can't find an option to do so. Attached is a screenshot of the Troubleshooting Information page.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Archived 3 109

Adding an internal range to firefox intune policy management for access control

Hi All, I want to block traffic on firefox externally for managed devices via Intune, following the import of the ADMX/ADML files into intune. Having read https://support… (read more)

Hi All, I want to block traffic on firefox externally for managed devices via Intune, following the import of the ADMX/ADML files into intune.

Having read https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/managing-firefox-intune I have set '\Mozilla\Firefox\Exceptions to blocked websites' to the following; //*.mydomain.com/*

Which works, however, I also want to add hosts that are only resolving on IPs and not DNS. I can add specific IPs if known, but is there a way I can allow IP ranges? Ie

//10.10.*/* (this doesn't currently work) Of the included screenshot, only the wildcard for mydomain.com and the specific IP currently work

I've looked over the link that is recommened in the policy (indirectly) and can't see an option for allowing an IP range. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Match_patterns

If there is a better way to do this via intune for firefox only, please let me know.

Thanks

Solved Archived 3 207

Search broken. All searches go to perplexity.ai

I want nothing to do with AI. I have unticked perplexity.ai in preferences#search but every search from the search bar and address bar goes to perplexity.ai then immediat… (read more)

I want nothing to do with AI.

I have unticked perplexity.ai in preferences#search but every search from the search bar and address bar goes to perplexity.ai then immediately crashes and displays "Internal Error".

To use DDG I have to type duckduckgo.com on the address bar then search from there.

Firefox 140.4.0 ESR.

I've' scanned the PC with malwarebytes. I restored windows from a backup image I haven't made any changes to the PC at all. Was working fine in the AM but by later afternoon, it started using perplexity.ai exclusively.

How do I get rid of perplexity.ai

Solved Archived 3 119

What is this? Remote server set to production??

I know nothing about the dev options for Internet settings and minor turned on and it says the remote server is set to production. No flipping idea what this is. Can some… (read more)

I know nothing about the dev options for Internet settings and minor turned on and it says the remote server is set to production. No flipping idea what this is. Can somebody please help me?

Archived 2 370

A group policy to Force SafeSearch in Google

I don't know if feature requests should be made here or elsewhere, but both chrome & edge have policies to force safe search in google (and bing in edge) in addition … (read more)

I don't know if feature requests should be made here or elsewhere, but both chrome & edge have policies to force safe search in google (and bing in edge) in addition to a policy to force restricted mode in youtube, so I wish these get added to firefox.

Also, there is no policy to block firefox task manager (about:processes). I don't know if it's a security vulnerability to add it or not.

Solved 2 30

"your browser is being managed by your organization" How do i deactivate or disable this?

This is a personal computer, not associated with any organization. I do not believe it to be necessary on this browser. If it is, please advise. If it is not necessary, p… (read more)

This is a personal computer, not associated with any organization. I do not believe it to be necessary on this browser. If it is, please advise. If it is not necessary, please tell me how to disable,deactivate, or remove it. This message only appears in firefox. I don't know where it came from and therefore I do not trust it being there. If it was placed there BY fire fox, also please advise.

Open 2 40

Request for configuration option to block Internet access when Proxy PAC file if unavailable or cannot be downloaded

Hello Everyone, I am seeking assistance to configure Firefox browser so that internet access is blocked when the browser cannot download or access the proxy Auto-configur… (read more)

Hello Everyone,

I am seeking assistance to configure Firefox browser so that internet access is blocked when the browser cannot download or access the proxy Auto-configuration (PAC) file. Our organisation enforces all web traffic through proxy servers defined by a PAC file. For compliance and security reasons, users should not have any direct internet access unless the browser is able to successfully retrieve and apply the PAC file.

The desired behaviour is:

1. Firefox attempts to download the PAC file from a defined URL. 2. If the PAC file is unreachable or fails to load (e.g., due to network restrictions or the device being outside the corporate network), Firefox should "fail closed" - meaning it should not allow any direct internet traffic. 3. This is effectively a "fail-block" mode: no fallback to direct connections, and no cached or bypassed proxy settings should allow internet browsing.

This behaviour is critical to prevent devices from accessing the internet without applying corporate proxy rules. I would like to know:

1/ Whether Firefox currently supports a setting or policy that enforces this fail-block condition when the PAC file is unavailable. 2/ If not, whether there are recommended configurations or enterprise policies (e.g., via `policies.json` or Group Policy templates) that could achieve equivalent enforcement.

Thank you for your assistance and guidance.

Archived 2 586