Merge pull request #1081 from mozilla/Fallback

[policy-templates.git] / docs / index.md

diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
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@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ If set to false, the application will not try to install updates when the applic
 
 If you have disabled updates via `DisableAppUpdate` or disabled automatic updates via `AppAutoUpdate`, this policy has no effect.
 
 
 If you have disabled updates via `DisableAppUpdate` or disabled automatic updates via `AppAutoUpdate`, this policy has no effect.
 

+If you are having trouble getting the background task to run, verify your configuration with the ["Requirements to run" section in this support document](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-background-updates-firefox-windows).
+

 **Compatibility:** Firefox 90 (Windows only)\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `app.update.background.enabled`
 **Compatibility:** Firefox 90 (Windows only)\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `app.update.background.enabled`


@@ -1979,6 +1981,8 @@ Prevent the user from bypassing security in certain cases.
 
 `SafeBrowsing` prevents selecting "ignore the risk" and visiting a harmful site anyway.
 
 
 `SafeBrowsing` prevents selecting "ignore the risk" and visiting a harmful site anyway.
 

+These policies only affect what happens when an error is shown, they do not affect any settings in preferences.
+

 **Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `security.certerror.hideAddException`, `browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride`
 **Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `security.certerror.hideAddException`, `browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride`


@@ -2257,7 +2261,9 @@ Configure DNS over HTTPS.
 
 `ExcludedDomains` excludes domains from DNS over HTTPS.
 
 
 `ExcludedDomains` excludes domains from DNS over HTTPS.
 

-**Compatibility:** Firefox 63, Firefox ESR 68 (ExcludedDomains added in 75/68.7)\
+`Fallback` determines whether or not Firefox will use your default DNS resolver if there is a problem with the secure DNS provider.
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 63, Firefox ESR 68 (ExcludedDomains added in 75/68.7) (Fallback added in 124)\

 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `network.trr.mode`, `network.trr.uri`
 
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `network.trr.mode`, `network.trr.uri`
 


@@ -2267,6 +2273,7 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Enabled = 0x1 | 0x0
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ProviderURL = "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ExcludedDomains\1 = "example.com"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ProviderURL = "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ExcludedDomains\1 = "example.com"

+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Fallback = 0x1 | 0x0

 ```
 #### Windows (Intune)
 OMA-URI:
 ```
 #### Windows (Intune)
 OMA-URI:


@@ -2303,6 +2310,14 @@ Value (string):
 <enabled/>
 <data id="List" value="1&#xF000;example.com"/>
 ```
 <enabled/>
 <data id="List" value="1&#xF000;example.com"/>
 ```

+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~DNSOverHTTPS/DNSOverHTTPS_Fallback
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```

 #### macOS
 ```
 <dict>
 #### macOS
 ```
 <dict>


@@ -2318,6 +2333,8 @@ Value (string):
     <array>
       <string>example.com</string>
     </array>
     <array>
       <string>example.com</string>
     </array>

+    <key>Fallback</key>
+    <true/> | <false/>

   </dict>
 </dict>
 ```
   </dict>
 </dict>
 ```


@@ -2329,7 +2346,8 @@ Value (string):
       "Enabled":  true | false,
       "ProviderURL": "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER",
       "Locked": true | false,
       "Enabled":  true | false,
       "ProviderURL": "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER",
       "Locked": true | false,

-      "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"]
+      "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"],
+      "Fallback": true | false,

     }
   }
 }
     }
   }
 }


@@ -2650,7 +2668,9 @@ Value (string):
 ### Extensions
 Control the installation, uninstallation and locking of extensions.
 
 ### Extensions
 Control the installation, uninstallation and locking of extensions.
 

-While this policy is not technically deprecated, it is recommended that you use the **[`ExtensionSettings`](#extensionsettings)** policy. It has the same functionality and adds more. It does not support native paths, though, so you'll have to use file:/// URLs.
+We strongly recommend that you use the **[`ExtensionSettings`](#extensionsettings)** policy. It has the same functionality and adds more. It does not support native paths, though, so you'll have to use file:/// URLs.
+
+This method will be deprecated in the near future.

 
 `Install` is a list of URLs or native paths for extensions to be installed.
 
 
 `Install` is a list of URLs or native paths for extensions to be installed.
 


@@ -2897,7 +2917,7 @@ Value (string):
 ### FirefoxHome
 Customize the Firefox Home page.
 
 ### FirefoxHome
 Customize the Firefox Home page.
 

-**Compatibility:** Firefox 68, Firefox ESR 68 (SponsoredTopSites and SponsoredPocket were added in Firefox 95, Firefox ESR 91.4)
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 68, Firefox ESR 68 (SponsoredTopSites and SponsoredPocket were added in Firefox 95, Firefox ESR 91.4, Snippets was deprecated in Firefox 122)

 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored`
 
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 **Preferences Affected:** `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored`
 


@@ -4127,7 +4147,7 @@ Note: DisableBuiltinPDFViewer has not been deprecated. You can either continue t
 
 **Compatibility:** Firefox 77, Firefox ESR 68.9\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
 
 **Compatibility:** Firefox 77, Firefox ESR 68.9\
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\

-**Preferences Affected:** `pdfjs.diabled`, `pdfjs.enablePermissions`
+**Preferences Affected:** `pdfjs.disabled`, `pdfjs.enablePermissions`

 
 #### Windows (GPO)
 ```
 
 #### Windows (GPO)
 ```


@@ -4579,7 +4599,8 @@ Previously you could only set and lock a subset of preferences. Starting with Fi
 Preferences that start with the following prefixes are supported:
 ```
 accessibility.
 Preferences that start with the following prefixes are supported:
 ```
 accessibility.

-app.update.* (Firefox 86, Firefox 78.8)
+alerts.* (Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7)
+app.update.* (Firefox 86, Firefox ESR 78.8)

 browser.
 datareporting.policy.
 dom.
 browser.
 datareporting.policy.
 dom.


@@ -4612,6 +4633,10 @@ as well as the following security preferences:
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | security.default_personal_cert | string | Ask Every Time
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to Select Automatically, Firefox automatically chooses the default personal certificate.
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | security.default_personal_cert | string | Ask Every Time
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to Select Automatically, Firefox automatically chooses the default personal certificate.

+| security.disable_button.openCertManager | string | N/A
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to true and locked, the View Certificates button in preferences is disabled (Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6)
+| security.disable_button.openDeviceManager | string | N/A
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to true and locked, the Security Devices button in preferences is disabled (Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6)

 | security.insecure_connection_text.enabled | bool | false
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to true, adds the words "Not Secure" for insecure sites.
 | security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled | bool | false
 | security.insecure_connection_text.enabled | bool | false
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If set to true, adds the words "Not Secure" for insecure sites.
 | security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled | bool | false


@@ -4654,6 +4679,8 @@ Using the preference as the key, set the `Value` to the corresponding preference
 
 `"user"` preferences persist even if the policy is removed, so if you need to remove them, you should use the clear policy.
 
 
 `"user"` preferences persist even if the policy is removed, so if you need to remove them, you should use the clear policy.
 

+You can also set the `Type` starting in Firefox 123 and Firefox ESR 115.8. It can be `number`, `boolean` or `string`. This is especially useful if you are seeing 0 or 1 values being converted to booleans when set as user preferences.
+

 See the examples below for more detail.
 
 IMPORTANT: Make sure you're only setting a particular preference using this mechanism and not some other way.
 See the examples below for more detail.
 
 IMPORTANT: Make sure you're only setting a particular preference using this mechanism and not some other way.


@@ -4669,7 +4696,9 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences (REG_MULTI_SZ) =
 {
   "accessibility.force_disabled": {
     "Value": 1,
 {
   "accessibility.force_disabled": {
     "Value": 1,

-    "Status": "default"
+    "Status": "default",
+    "Type": "number"
+

   },
   "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
     "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
   },
   "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
     "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",


@@ -4693,7 +4722,8 @@ Value (string):
 {
   "accessibility.force_disabled": {
     "Value": 1,
 {
   "accessibility.force_disabled": {
     "Value": 1,

-    "Status": "default"
+    "Status": "default",
+    "Type": "number"

   },
   "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
     "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
   },
   "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
     "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",


@@ -4716,6 +4746,8 @@ Value (string):
       <integer>1</integer>
       <key>Status</key>
       <string>default</string>
       <integer>1</integer>
       <key>Status</key>
       <string>default</string>

+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>number</string>

     </dict>
     <key>browser.cache.disk.parent_directory</key>
     <dict>
     </dict>
     <key>browser.cache.disk.parent_directory</key>
     <dict>


@@ -4742,6 +4774,7 @@ Value (string):
       "accessibility.force_disabled": {
         "Value": 1,
         "Status": "default"
       "accessibility.force_disabled": {
         "Value": 1,
         "Status": "default"

+        "Type": "number"

       },
       "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
         "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
       },
       "browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
         "Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",