3.7 Disable Cloud Sync

Information

Firefox allows users to sync preferences and settings, including saved credentials, to cloud-based servers in order to retrieve them from other computers. This setting determines whether cloud sync in enabled.
Disable cloud sync in order to ensure that personal data and credentials are not compromised.

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("services.sync.enabled", false);

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 21c22695c931a34f1c29de1fc3e6c5da5dcebb6d3c6bc1ebbf4be2073ce16421