We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Avatar for Username

Sök i support

Akta dig för supportbedrägerier: Vi kommer aldrig att be dig att ringa eller skicka ett sms till ett telefonnummer eller dela personlig information. Rapportera misstänkt aktivitet med alternativet "Rapportera missbruk".

Läs mer

Denna tråd har arkiverats. Ställ en ny fråga om du behöver hjälp.

Understanding How Extension Install Policy Interacts with Enterprise Installed Add Ons

chriscross673
chriscross673
more options

I work in an enterprise environment. We have certain requirements that we must maintain for our system to maintain accreditation. One of these requirements is to prevent the installation of add-ons using the policies.json file.

We are also trying to develop an extension that adds banners to each page the user interacts with. I understand this can be loaded using the process [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/deploying-firefox-with-extensions|he...] and does not have to be signed following this [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-system-add-ons-firefox-enter...] .

My question is, before embarking on the journey to create this web extension, can it still be installed following the enterprise process, despite being denied by default by the policies.json? Or is there a way to allow for the extension to be installed by changing the policy?

I work in an enterprise environment. We have certain requirements that we must maintain for our system to maintain accreditation. One of these requirements is to prevent the installation of add-ons using the policies.json file. We are also trying to develop an extension that adds banners to each page the user interacts with. I understand this can be loaded using the process [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/deploying-firefox-with-extensions|here]] and does not have to be signed following this [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-system-add-ons-firefox-enterprise|configuration]] . My question is, before embarking on the journey to create this web extension, can it still be installed following the enterprise process, despite being denied by default by the policies.json? Or is there a way to allow for the extension to be installed by changing the policy?

Alla svar (1)

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can force-install an extension using policy (i.e., either Group Policy or policies.json). I think you'll have to test out how the various settings work together.

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates#extensionsettings

Note that the setting for unsigned extensions is present in the ESR release, but not in the regular "rapid" release.