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1211+1212: clarify things better, fixes #334

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@@ -735,19 +735,18 @@ user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true)
/* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
* [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
/* 1211: control use of OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates
/* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates)
* 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only
* OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
* It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
* [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling
* [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
/* 1212: set non-stapled OCSP to hard-fail
/* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail
* When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail)
* Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail)
* OCSP fetching without hard-fail is completely pointless ("seat belts that break when they are needed most")
* For more info about the problems with soft/hard-fail (and OCSP in general) see [2]
* [NOTE] this pref is ignored if 'security.OCSP.enabled' is set to 0
* It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it
* could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers)
* [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/
* [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/
user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);