DisableSecurityBypass

Prevent the user from bypassing security in certain cases.

These policies only affect what happens when an error is shown, they do not affect any settings in preferences.

Compatibility: Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60
CCK2 Equivalent: N/A
Preferences Affected: security.certerror.hideAddException, browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride

Values

• InvalidCertificate: Prevents adding an exception when an invalid certificate is shown.
• SafeBrowsing: Prevents selecting "ignore the risk" and visiting a harmful site anyway.

Windows (GPO)

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DisableSecurityBypass\InvalidCertificate = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DisableSecurityBypass\SafeBrowsing = 0x1 | 0x0

Windows (Intune)

OMA-URI:

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/P_DisableSecurityBypass_InvalidCertificate

Value (string):

<enabled/> or <disabled/>

OMA-URI:

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/P_DisableSecurityBypass_SafeBrowsing

Value (string):

<enabled/> or <disabled/>

macOS

<dict>
  <key>DisableSecurityBypass</key>
  <dict>
    <key>InvalidCertificate</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>SafeBrowsing</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
  </dict>
</dict>

policies.json

{
  "policies": {
    "DisableSecurityBypass": {
      "InvalidCertificate": true | false,
      "SafeBrowsing": true | false
    }
  }
}