Is there a XML/JSON list of latest firefox plugin versions?
I wanted to ensure that all firefox instances (including plugins and add-ons) on my internal network should be using the latest versions. I searched google and mozilla developer resources to check if any XML/JSON feed is available which I can consume programmatically. Unfortunately, I could not find such a resource. Is there any such resource available?
I wish that such a resource would be a useful addition for alerting "internal" users to keep their browser instances up-to-date.
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Plugins belong to the programs that installed them, and those programs need to check for any updates. Some do it on their own while others have to be ordered by the user.
Firefox will check for updates for itself (depending on that setting) and will also check the add-ons for any updates.
I am talking about a use-case where-in Firefox browser(s)/plugin(s) are installed on Intranet network and there is no internet connectivity. Intranet users usually install useful plugins manually and they don't take care to update them. If a XML/JSON feed from Mozilla containing latest plugin version is available, it is possible to alert users that a new version is available and kindly install them at the earliest.
I feel, this will improve over all security on Intranet.
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Cor-el - perfect. That's what I was look for. Thanks for sharing the link.
Is similar JSON feed available for Firefox addons?
I don't think so. Firefox sends a request to check for updates to see if there is one available. This is possible because extensions are under control of Firefox unlike the plugins that are under control of external software.
You can see theses requests with the Live Http Headers extension.