7.7 Enable Extension Auto Update

Information

This feature configures Firefox to automatically download and install updates as they are made available.
Security updates ensure that users are safe from known software bugs and vulnerabilities.

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", true)

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-2(5)

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 584a2271d8a30f9dab1fab15d26465f9022c05f7216dd29feae0aec4ee5c4612