[Bug 139678] Re: i can not restrict acces to preferences in firefox with a password

[Alexander Sack]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 09:06:15PM -0000, servaas-xubuntu-user wrote:
> dansguardian is content filtering  that use a proxy on the same system
> as the firefox browser
> 
> that means:
> i can connect to the internet with direct connection setting - no content filtering
> or
> trough the  proxy with dansguardian setting - content filtering enabled
> 
> in firefox the preferences are freely accessible
> proxy settings are in the firefox preferences so every member of my family can disable the content filter by changing the setting from proxy to direct connection
> 
> there is no option to restrict acces to the preferences by setting a
> password
> 
> so my kids can surf porn read racist texts see violence etc.
> 
> in my opinion this is a security problem
> 

being able to not use proxy is not a security problem.

you can use your own general.config and lock the preferences you don't
want your kids being ble to modify. I cannot explain the details her
though. try to google for lock preferences firefox


 - Alexander


** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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i can not restrict acces to preferences in firefox with  a password
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