Merge pull request #49 from mozilla/InstallAddons_Updates

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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The content of the JSON file should look like this:
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

-Policies are documented below.
+Policies are documented below. Note that even though comments are used in this file for documentation, comments are not allowed for JSON files.

 ### Authentication
 This policy is for configuring sites that support integrated authentication. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Integrated_authentication for more information.
 ```
 ### Authentication
 This policy is for configuring sites that support integrated authentication. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Integrated_authentication for more information.
 ```


@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@ This policy removes the "Set As Desktop Background..." menuitem when right click
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

+### Certificates
+This is a Windows only policy that tells Firefox to read certificates from the Windows certificate store.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "Certificates": {
+      "ImportEnterpriseRoots": [true|false]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+### Cookies
+This policy controls various settings related to cookies.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "Cookies": {
+      "Allow": ["http://example.org/"], /* Domains where cookies are always allowed */
+      "Block": ["http://example.edu/"], /* Domains where cookies are always blocked */
+      "Default": [true|false], /* This sets the default value for "Accept cookies from websites" */
+      "AcceptThirdParty": ["all", "none", "from-visited"], /* This sets the default value for "Accept third-party cookies" */
+      "ExpireAtSessionEnd":  [true|false], /* This determines when cookies expire */
+      "Locked": [true|false] /* If this is true, cookies preferences can't be changed */
+    }
+  }
+}
+```

 ### CreateMasterPassword
 This policy removes the master password functionality.
 ```
 ### CreateMasterPassword
 This policy removes the master password functionality.
 ```


@@ -138,6 +165,15 @@ This policy disables Firefox studies (Shield)
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

+### DisableForgetButton
+This policy disables the "Forget" button
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "DisableForgetButton": true
+  }
+}
+```

 ### DisableFormHistory
 This policy turns off the browser.formfill.enable preferences
 ```
 ### DisableFormHistory
 This policy turns off the browser.formfill.enable preferences
 ```


@@ -165,6 +201,15 @@ This policy removes access to private browsing
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

+### DisableProfileRefresh
+This policy disables the Refresh Firefox button on about:support and support.mozilla.org.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "DisableProfileRefresh": true
+  }
+}
+```

 ### DisableSafeMode
 This policy disables safe mode on Windows only
 ```
 ### DisableSafeMode
 This policy disables safe mode on Windows only
 ```


@@ -174,6 +219,18 @@ This policy disables safe mode on Windows only
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

+### DisableSecurityBypass
+This policy prevents the user from bypassign security in certain cases.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "DisableSecurityBypass": {
+      "InvalidCertificate": [true|false], /* Prevents adding an exception when an invalid certificate is shown */
+      "SafeBrowsing": [true|false]        /* Prevents selecting "ignore the risk" and visiting a harmful site anyway */
+    }
+  }
+}
+```

 ### DisableSysAddonUpdate
 This policy prevents system add-ons from being updated or installed.
 ```
 ### DisableSysAddonUpdate
 This policy prevents system add-ons from being updated or installed.
 ```


@@ -183,6 +240,15 @@ This policy prevents system add-ons from being updated or installed.
   }
 }
 ```
   }
 }
 ```

+### DisableTelemetry
+This policy prevents the upload of telemetry data. Mozilla strongly recommends that you do NOT disable telemetry if you do not have a business need to do so.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "DisableTelemetry": true
+  }
+}
+```

 ### DisplayBookmarksToolbar
 This policy turns on the bookmarks toolbar by default. A user can still turn it off and it will stay off.
 ```
 ### DisplayBookmarksToolbar
 This policy turns on the bookmarks toolbar by default. A user can still turn it off and it will stay off.
 ```


@@ -226,6 +292,19 @@ If Value is set to true, private browsing is enabled by default in both the brow
       "Locked": [true, false]
     }
 ```
       "Locked": [true, false]
     }
 ```

+### Extensions
+This policy controls the install, uninstall and locking of extensions. Locked extensions cannot be disabled or uninstalled.
+For Install, you can specify a list of URLs or paths.
+For Uninstall and Locked, you specify extension IDs.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "Extensions": {
+      "Install": ["https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/somefile.xpi", "//path/to/xpi"]
+      "Uninstall": ["addon_id@mozilla.org"],
+      "Locked":  ["addon_id@mozilla.org"]
+    }
+```

 ### NoDefaultBookmarks
 Don't create the default bookmarks or the Smart Bookmarks (Most Visited, Recent Tags). Note: this policy is only effective if used before the first run of the profile.
 ```
 ### NoDefaultBookmarks
 Don't create the default bookmarks or the Smart Bookmarks (Most Visited, Recent Tags). Note: this policy is only effective if used before the first run of the profile.
 ```


@@ -271,37 +350,28 @@ This policy sets domains for which popups are allowed
 }
 ```
 ### InstallAddons
 }
 ```
 ### InstallAddons

-This policy sets domains that can install extensions
+This policy sets domains that can install extensions, as well as the default behavior.

 ```
 {
   "policies": {
     "InstallAddons": {
       "Allow": ["http://example.org/",
                 "http://example.edu/"]
 ```
 {
   "policies": {
     "InstallAddons": {
       "Allow": ["http://example.org/",
                 "http://example.edu/"]

-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-### Cookies
-This policy sets domains that can set or not set cookies.
-```
-{
-  "policies": {
-    "Cookies": {
-      "Allow": ["http://example.org/"],
-      "Block": ["http://example.edu/"]
+      "Default": [true|false], /* If this is set to false, add-ons cannot be installed by the user */

     }
   }
 }
 ```
 ### FlashPlugin
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 ### FlashPlugin

-This policy sets domains that can use or not use Flash
+This policy sets the behavior of Flash on the specified domains, as well as the default behavior.

 ```
 {
   "policies": {
     "FlashPlugin": {
 ```
 {
   "policies": {
     "FlashPlugin": {

-      "Allow": ["http://example.org/"],
-      "Block": ["http://example.edu/"]
+      "Allow": ["http://example.org/"], /* Sites on the allow list do not override Flash being completely disabled */
+      "Block": ["http://example.edu/"],
+      "Default": [true|false], /* If this is set to true, flash is always enabled. If it is set to false, Flash is never enabled */
+      "Locked": [true|false]

     }
   }
 }
     }
   }
 }