2.7 Set Search Provider Update Behavior

Information

This feature dictates whether Firefox will update installed search providers. Search providers allow the user to search directly from the "Search bar" which is adjacent to the URL bar.
Software updates help 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("browser.search.update", true);

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0734555c6d8786835ec41b921464ddc503bdb321dc14ff77c93f9170bfac9815