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-Policies can either be specified using the GPO templates or by putting a file called policies.json in the distribution directory.
+Policies can either be specified using the Group Policy templates 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/Content/Resources/distribution.
+
 The content of the JSON file should look like this:
 ```
 {
@@ -7,8 +8,20 @@ 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.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "Authentication": {
+      "SPNEGO": ["mydomain.com", "https://myotherdomain.com"],
+      "Delegated": ["mydomain.com", "https://myotherdomain.com"],
+      "NTLM": ["mydomain.com", "https://myotherdomain.com"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
 ### BlockAboutAddons
 This policy removes access to about:addons.
 ```
@@ -27,6 +40,15 @@ This policy removes access to about:config.
   }
 }
 ```
+### BlockAboutProfiles
+This policy removes access to about:profiles.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "BlockAboutProfiles": true
+  }
+}
+```
 ### BlockAboutSupport
 This policy removes access to about:support.
 ```
@@ -44,6 +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.
 ```
@@ -116,6 +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
 ```
@@ -189,7 +247,7 @@ This policy stops Firefox from checking if it is the default browser at startup.
 }
 ```
 ### EnableTrackingProtection
-This policy enables affects tracking protection.
+This policy affects tracking protection.
 
 If this policy is not configured, tracking protection is not enabled by default in the browser but it is enabled by default in private browsing and the user can change it.
 
@@ -203,6 +261,13 @@ If Value is set to true, private browsing is enabled by default in both the brow
       "Value": [true, false],
       "Locked": [true, false]
     }
+```
+### 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.
+```
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "NoDefaultBookmarks": true
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -253,18 +318,6 @@ This policy sets domains that can install extensions
   }
 }
 ```
-### Cookies
-This policy sets domains that can set or not set cookies.
-```
-{
-  "policies": {
-    "Cookies": {
-      "Allow": ["http://example.org/"],
-      "Block": ["http://example.edu/"]
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
 ### FlashPlugin
 This policy sets domains that can use or not use Flash
 ```
@@ -289,10 +342,31 @@ same folder name are grouped together.
     {"Title": "Example",
      "URL": "http://example.org",
      "Favicon": "http://example.com/favicon.ico",
-     "Placement": "toolbar",
-     "Folder": "Bookmarks"
+     "Placement": ["toolbar", "menu"],
+     "Folder": "FolderName"
      }
     ]
   }
 }
 ```
+### Proxy
+This policy allows you to specify proxy settings. These settings correspond to the connection settings in Firefox preferences.
+To specify ports, append them to the hostnames with a colon (:). If Locked is set to true, the values can't be changed by the user.
+```
+{
+  "Proxy": {
+    "Mode": ["none", "system", "manual", "autoDetect", "autoConfig"]
+    "Locked": [true, false]
+    "HTTPProxy": "hostname",
+    "UseHTTPProxyForAllProtocols": [true, false]
+    "SSLProxy": "hostname",
+    "FTPProxy": "hostname",
+    "SOCKSProxy": "hostname",
+    "SOCKSVersion": [4, 5],
+    "Passthrough": "List of passthrough addresses/domains",
+    "AutoConfigURL": "URL_TO_AUTOCONFIG",
+    "AutoLogin":  [true, false],
+    "UseProxyForDNS": [true, false]
+  }
+}
+```