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": {
+ "Authentication": {
+ "SPNEGO": ["mydomain.com", "https://myotherdomain.com"]
+ }
+ "Authentication_Comment": "These domains are required for us"
+ }
+}
+```
+
| Policy Name | Description
| --- | --- |
| **[`3rdparty`](#3rdparty)** | Set policies that WebExtensions can access via chrome.storage.managed.
| **[`Certificates`](#certificates)** |
| **[`Certificates -> ImportEnterpriseRoots`](#certificates--importenterpriseroots)** | Trust certificates that have been added to the operating system certificate store by a user or administrator.
| **[`Certificates -> Install`](#certificates--install)** | Install certificates into the Firefox certificate store.
+| **[`Containers`](#containers)** | Set policies related to [containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/).
| **[`Cookies`](#cookies)** | Configure cookie preferences.
| **[`DefaultDownloadDirectory`](#defaultdownloaddirectory)** | Set the default download directory.
| **[`DisableAppUpdate`](#disableappupdate)** | Turn off application updates.
| **[`DisableSetDesktopBackground`](#disablesetdesktopbackground)** | Remove the "Set As Desktop Background..." menuitem when right clicking on an image.
| **[`DisableSystemAddonUpdate`](#disablesystemaddonupdate)** | Prevent system add-ons from being installed or updated.
| **[`DisableTelemetry`](#disabletelemetry)** | DisableTelemetry
+| **[`DisableThirdPartyModuleBlocking`](#disablethirdpartymoduleblocking)** | Do not allow blocking third-party modules.
| **[`DisplayBookmarksToolbar`](#displaybookmarkstoolbar)** | Set the initial state of the bookmarks toolbar.
| **[`DisplayBookmarksToolbar (Deprecated)`](#displaybookmarkstoolbar-deprecated)** | Set the initial state of the bookmarks toolbar.
| **[`DisplayMenuBar`](#displaymenubar)** | Set the state of the menubar.
}
}
```
+### Containers
+Set policies related to [containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/).
+
+Currently you can set the initial set of containers.
+
+For each container, you can specify the name, icon, and color.
+
+| Name | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| `name`| Name of container
+| `icon` | Can be `fingerprint`, `briefcase`, `dollar`, `cart`, `vacation`, `gift`, `food`, `fruit`, `pet`, `tree`, `chill`, `circle`, `fence`
+| `color` | Can be `blue`, `turquoise`, `green`, `yellow`, `orange`, `red`, `pink`, `purple`, `toolbar`
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 113\
+**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
+**Preferences Affected:** N/A
+
+#### Windows (GPO)
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Containers (REG_MULTI_SZ) =
+```
+{
+ "Default": [
+ {
+ "name": "My container",
+ "icon": "pet",
+ "color": "turquoise"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+```
+#### Windows (Intune)
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/Containers
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="JSON" value='
+{
+ "Default": [
+ {
+ "name": "My container",
+ "icon": "pet",
+ "color": "turquoise"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+'/>
+```
+#### macOS
+```
+<dict>
+ <key>Default</key>
+ <dict>
+ <key>Containers</key>
+ <array>
+ <dict>
+ <key>name</key>
+ <string>My container</string>
+ <key>icon</key>
+ <string>pet</string>
+ <key>color</key>
+ <string>turquoise</string>
+ </dict>
+ </array>
+ </dict>
+</dict>
+```
+#### policies.json
+```
+{
+ "policies": {
+ "Containers": {
+ "Default": [
+ {
+ "name": "My container",
+ "icon": "pet",
+ "color": "turquoise"
+ }
+ ]
+ }
+ }
+}
+```
### Cookies
Configure cookie preferences.
{
"policies": {
"DefaultDownloadDirectory": "${home}/Downloads"
+ }
}
```
#### policies.json (Windows)
{
"policies": {
"DefaultDownloadDirectory": "${home}\\Downloads"
+ }
}
```
### DisableAppUpdate
}
}
```
+### DisableThirdPartyModuleBlocking
+Do not allow blocking third-party modules from the `about:third-party` page.
+
+This policy only works on Windows through GPO (not policies.json).
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 110 (Windows only, GPO only)\
+**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
+**Preferences Affected:** N/A
+
+#### Windows (GPO)
+```
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DisableThirdPartyModuleBlocking = = 0x1 | 0x0
+```
+#### Windows (Intune)
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/DisableThirdPartyModuleBlocking
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
### DisplayBookmarksToolbar
Set the initial state of the bookmarks toolbar. A user can still change how it is displayed.
```
{
"policies": {
- "DisplayBookmarksToolbar": always | never | newtab
+ "DisplayBookmarksToolbar": "always" | "never" | "newtab"
}
}
```
If `Fingerprinting` is set to true, fingerprinting scripts on websites are blocked.
+If `EmailTracking` is set to true, hidden email tracking pixels and scripts on websites are blocked. (Firefox 112)
+
`Exceptions` are origins for which tracking protection is not enabled.
**Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60 (Cryptomining and Fingerprinting added in 70/68.2, Exceptions added in 73/68.5)\
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets (Firefox 95, Firefox ESR 91.4)
ui.
widget.
+xpinstall.signatures.required (Firefox ESR 102.10, Firefox ESR only)
```
as well as the following security preferences:
| Preference | Type | Default
| If set to true, adds the words "Not Secure" for insecure sites.
| security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled | bool | false
| If set to true, adds the words "Not Secure" for insecure sites in private browsing.
-| security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled | bool | true
-| If set to false, remove the warning for inscure login fields.
| security.mixed_content.block_active_content | boolean | true
| If false, mixed active content (HTTP and HTTPS) is not blocked.
| security.osclientcerts.autoload | boolean | false
| If true, client certificates are loaded from the operating system certificate store.
+| security.OCSP.enabled | integer | 1
+| If 0, do not fetch OCSP. If 1, fetch OCSP for DV and EV certificates. If 2, fetch OCSP only for EV certificates
+| security.OCSP.require | boolean | false
+| If true, if an OCSP request times out, the connection fails.
+| security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling | boolean | true
+| If false, OCSP stapling is not enabled.
| security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled | boolean | true
| If false, SSL errors cannot be sent to Mozilla.
| security.tls.enable_0rtt_data | boolean | true
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Proxy\UseProxyForDNS = 0x1 | 0x0
```
#### Windows (Intune)
+**Note**
+These setttings were moved to a category to make them easier to configure via Intune.
+
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_Locked
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_ConnectionType
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_ConnectionType" value="none | system | manual | autoDetect | autoConfig"/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_HTTPProxy
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_HTTPProxy" value="httpproxy.example.com"/>
+```
OMA-URI:
```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_UseHTTPProxyForAllProtocols
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_SSLProxy
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_SSLProxy" value="sslproxy.example.com"/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_SOCKSProxy
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_SOCKSProxy" value="socksproxy.example.com"/>
+<data id="Proxy_SOCKSVersion" value="4 | 5"/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_AutoConfigURL
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_AutoConfigURL" value="URL_TO_AUTOCONFIG"/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_Passthrough
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/>
+<data id="Proxy_Passthrough" value="<local>"/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_AutoLogin
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~ProxySettings/Proxy_UseProxyForDNS
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
+OMA-URI (Old way):
+```
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/Proxy
```
Value (string):
<enabled/>
<data id="ProxyLocked" value="true | false"/>
<data id="ConnectionType" value="none | system | manual | autoDetect | autoConfig"/>
-<data id="HTTPProxy" value="https://httpproxy.example.com"/>
+<data id="HTTPProxy" value="httpproxy.example.com"/>
<data id="UseHTTPProxyForAllProtocols" value="true | false"/>
-<data id="SSLProxy" value="https://sslproxy.example.com"/>
-<data id="FTPProxy" value="https://ftpproxy.example.com"/>
-<data id="SOCKSProxy" value="https://socksproxy.example.com"/>
+<data id="SSLProxy" value="sslproxy.example.com"/>
+<data id="FTPProxy" value="ftpproxy.example.com"/>
+<data id="SOCKSProxy" value="socksproxy.example.com"/>
<data id="SOCKSVersion" value="4 | 5"/>
<data id="AutoConfigURL" value="URL_TO_AUTOCONFIG"/>
<data id="Passthrough" value="<local>"/>