Togijak Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I found this hint in the best german computer magazine c't (google translated) Quote user.js project of pyllyukko (english language)For advanced users: The user.js file of the Finnish developer pyllyukko overwrites the preferences of the Firefox user and is therefore also suitable to harden strange systems from rather low-profile users - for example in the family - without losing much comfort. If you copy the user.js into the Firefox main directory, the change affects all profiles. It is also possible to copy them into a single profile directory, to test them first, or create a temporarily safer surfing environment. The user.js of pyllyukko changes more than 200 parameters in the browser, switches off unneeded APIs. user.js Firefox configuration hardening A user.js configuration file for Mozilla Firefox designed to harden browser settings and make it more secure. Main goals Limit the possibilities to track the user through web analytics. Harden the browser against known data disclosure or code execution vulnerabilities. Limit the browser from storing anything even remotely sensitive persistently. Make sure the browser doesn't reveal too much information to shoulder surfers. Harden the browser's encryption (cipher suites, protocols, trusted CAs). Limit possibilities to uniquely identify the browser/device using browser fingerpriting. Hopefully limit the attack surface by disabling various features. Still be usable in daily use. How to achieve this? There are several parts to all this and they are: Downloading and installing the user.js file. Reading about and applying further hardening techniques. Optional: Modifying user.js to adapt it to your web browser usage. Download Installation What does it do? Further hardening Known problems and limitations FAQ Contributing Online tests References Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I've found the following to be quite helpful as well: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/02/12/ghacks-net-firefox-user-js-config-0-11-is-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 15 hours ago, Wonder Woman said: I've found the following to be quite helpful as well: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/02/12/ghacks-net-firefox-user-js-config-0-11-is-out/ The most important part of that article is the very last comment. The Github site has the latest user.js downloads. Quote NOTICE: I will no longer monitor any of the comments on the various ghacks user.js articles. If you have any suggestions or questions, use the official repo at github: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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