diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index b7f0413f..eec7d006 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -456,6 +456,17 @@ user_pref("keyword.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false); /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar ***/ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); +/* 0805: disable coloring of visited links - CSS history leak + * [SETUP-HARDEN] Bulk rapid history sniffing was mitigated in 2010 [1][2]. Slower and more expensive + * redraw timing attacks were largely mitigated in FF77+ [3]. Using RFP (4501) further hampers timing + * attacks. Don't forget clearing history on close (2803). However, social engineering [2#limits][4][5] + * and advanced targeted timing attacks could still produce usable results + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector + * [2] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy + * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1632765 + * [4] https://earthlng.github.io/testpages/visited_links.html (see github wiki APPENDIX A on how to use) + * [5] https://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2016/08/css-mix-blend-mode-is-bad-for-keeping.html ***/ + // user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false); /* 0807: disable live search suggestions /* [NOTE] Both must be true for the location bar to work * [SETUP-CHROME] Change these if you trust and use a privacy respecting search engine