canmove, Confirmed users
1,567
edits
Firefox3.1/Blocklisting Security Review: Difference between revisions
Firefox3.1/Blocklisting Security Review (view source)
Revision as of 23:07, 2 December 2008
, 2 December 2008→Configuration
(→Data) |
|||
| Line 98: | Line 98: | ||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
* Can the end user configure settings, via a UI or about:config? Hidden prefs? Environment variables? | * Can the end user configure settings, via a UI or about:config? Hidden prefs? Environment variables? | ||
Users can change blocklist settings in about:config. It is possible for them to completely turn off the blocklist there if they choose to do so, it is also possible to adjust the threshold at which a soft block becomes a hard block. | |||
* Are there build options for developers? [#ifdefs, ac_add_options, etc.] | * Are there build options for developers? [#ifdefs, ac_add_options, etc.] | ||
None | |||
* What ranges for the tunable are appropriate? How are they determined? | * What ranges for the tunable are appropriate? How are they determined? | ||
extensions.blocklist.interval determines how often the blocklist is refreshed. It is currently set to one day. {{bug|465570}} has some discussion on changing the default. | |||
extensions.blocklist.level determines the severity that is a hard block. It can be adjusted between 0 and 3 and Firefox 3.1 has it defaulting to 2. | |||
* What are its on-going maintenance requirements (e.g. Web links, perishable data files)? | * What are its on-going maintenance requirements (e.g. Web links, perishable data files)? | ||
AMO has a database that is changed as new items are blocked and items are unblocked. | |||
== Relationships to other projects == | == Relationships to other projects == | ||