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Firefox VPN Configuration

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jbreidenthal
jbreidenthal

I have had quite a bit of difficulty getting Firefox VPN working. I just now got it working because of an article I found on Gizmodo.

Setting browser.ipprotection.enabled to true fixed the problem of the VPN button not showing up immediately.

I am just wondering if there is a way this could have been done through normal Firefox settings, whether this could be added to the Firefox help documents on this subject (I could not find them, but it already may be there.), and whether this could have any other harmful security effects since I got this from a non-Mozilla source.

Thank You!

I have had quite a bit of difficulty getting Firefox VPN working. I just now got it working because of an article I found [https://gizmodo.com/best-vpn/mozilla-vpn/firefox-vpn on Gizmodo.] Setting browser.ipprotection.enabled to true fixed the problem of the VPN button not showing up immediately. I am just wondering if there is a way this could have been done through normal Firefox settings, whether this could be added to the Firefox help documents on this subject (I could not find them, but it already may be there.), and whether this could have any other harmful security effects since I got this from a non-Mozilla source. Thank You!

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Denys
Denys
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Hi,

The Firefox built-in VPN is being introduced gradually. When the built-in VPN is available, a user sees a VPN icon in the top-right corner of the toolbar. Selecting it opens a prompt to turn on the VPN. For information about using this feature (and availability), see the Use built-in VPN in Firefox article.

The pref you flipped effectively does the same as the rollout, so there should be no negative consequences. You were just supposed to wait a bit longer :D

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Agent virtuel
Agent virtuel
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Hello

Unable to find the built-in VPN in Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/unable-find-built-vpn-firefox

A similar question https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1578173

browser.ipProtection.enabled, my source of the information, here https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/#ipprotectionavailable

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