Firefox policies can be specified using the [Group Policy templates on Windows](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/windows), [Intune on Windows](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/managing-firefox-intune), [configuration profiles on macOS](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/mac), or by creating a file called `policies.json`. On Windows, create a directory called `distribution` where the EXE is located and place the file there. On Mac, the file goes into `Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/distribution`. On Linux, the file goes into `firefox/distribution`, where `firefox` is the installation directory for firefox, which varies by distribution or you can specify system-wide policy by placing the file in `/etc/firefox/policies`.
Unfortunately, JSON files do not support comments, but you can add extra entries to the JSON to use as comments. You will see an error in about:policies, but the policies will still work properly. For example:
-
```
{
"policies": {
}
}
```
+Note: The `policies.json` must use the UTF-8 encoding.
| Policy Name | Description
| --- | --- |
| **[`Handlers`](#handlers)** | Configure default application handlers.
| **[`HardwareAcceleration`](#hardwareacceleration)** | Control hardware acceleration.
| **[`Homepage`](#homepage)** | Configure the default homepage and how Firefox starts.
+| **[`HttpAllowlist`](#httpallowlist)** | Configure origins that will not be upgraded to HTTPS.
+| **[`HttpsOnlyMode`](#httpsonlymode)** | Configure HTTPS-Only Mode.
| **[`InstallAddonsPermission`](#installaddonspermission)** | Configure the default extension install policy as well as origins for extension installs are allowed.
| **[`LegacyProfiles`](#legacyprofiles)** | Disable the feature enforcing a separate profile for each installation.
| **[`LegacySameSiteCookieBehaviorEnabled`](#legacysamesitecookiebehaviorenabled)** | Enable default legacy SameSite cookie behavior setting.
}
}
```
+### HttpAllowlist
+Configure sites that will not be upgraded to HTTPS.
+
+The sites are specified as a list of origins.
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 127\
+**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
+**Preferences Affected:** N/A
+
+#### Windows (GPO)
+```
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\HttpAllowlist\1 = "http://example.org"
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\HttpAllowlist\2 = "http://example.edu"
+```
+#### Windows (Intune)
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/HttpAllowlist
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="List" value="1http://example.org2http://example.edu"/>
+```
+#### macOS
+```
+<dict>
+ <key>HttpAllowlist </key>
+ <array>
+ <string>http://example.org</string>
+ <string>http://example.edu</string>
+ </array>
+</dict>
+```
+#### policies.json
+```
+{
+ "policies": {
+ "HttpAllowlist ": ["http://example.org",
+ "http://example.edu"]
+ }
+}
+```
+### HttpsOnlyMode
+Configure HTTPS-Only Mode.
+
+| Value | Description
+| --- | --- |
+| allowed | HTTPS-Only Mode is off by default, but the user can turn it on.
+| disallowed | HTTPS-Only Mode is off and the user can't turn it on.
+| enabled | HTTPS-Only Mode is on by default, but the user can turn it off.
+| force_enabled | HTTPS-Only Mode is on and the user can't turn it off.
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 127\
+**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
+**Preferences Affected:** `dom.security.https_only_mode`
+
+#### Windows (GPO)
+```
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\HttpsOnlyMode = "allowed", "disallowed", "enabled", "force_enabled"
+```
+#### Windows (Intune)
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/HttpsOnlyMode
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="HttpsOnlyMode" value="allowed | disallowed | enabled | force_enabled"/>
+```
+#### macOS
+```
+<dict>
+ <key>HttpsOnlyMode</key>
+ <string>allowed | disallowed | enabled | force_enabled</string>
+</dict>
+```
+#### policies.json
+```
+{
+ "policies": {
+ "HttpsOnlyMode": "allowed" | "disallowed" | "enabled" | "force_enabled"
+ }
+}
+```
### InstallAddonsPermission
Configure the default extension install policy as well as origins for extension installs are allowed. This policy does not override turning off all extension installs.
}
}
```
-
### PDFjs
Disable or configure PDF.js, the built-in PDF viewer.