3.8 Disable WebRTC - media.peerconnection.enabled

Information

These settings determine whether WebRTC (Web Real Time Communications) is allowed. WebRTC is used for peer to peer communication such as file sharing or video calls.
WebRTC can expose private information such as internal IP addresses and computer settings.

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("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
lockPref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bdf8a14ed054fed3c8a11030f75acf97917e7a5cce0d634b0d0b955acc0e9b03