v102.1 (#1507)

revert back to relying on network.cookie.lifetimePolicy

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-cleanup.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   - removed from the arkenfox user.js
   - deprecated by Mozilla but listed in the arkenfox user.js in the past
 
-  Last updated: 12-June-2022
+  Last updated: 1-July-2022
 
   Instructions:
   - [optional] close Firefox and backup your profile
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@
     /* 92-102 */
     'browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest', // 95
     'dom.securecontext.whitelist_onions', // 97
+    'dom.storage.next_gen', // 102
     'network.http.spdy.enabled', // 100
     'network.http.spdy.enabled.deps',
     'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2',
     'network.http.spdy.websockets',
     'layout.css.font-visibility.level', // 94
+    'network.cookie.lifetimePolicy', // 102 [technically removed in 104]
+    'security.ask_for_password', // 102
     'security.csp.enable', // 99
+    'security.password_lifetime', // 102
     'security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha', // 93
     /* 79-91 */
     'browser.cache.offline.storage.enable',

user.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******
 *    name: arkenfox user.js
-*    date: 12 June 2022
-* version: 101
+*    date: 18 July 2022
+* version: 102
 *     url: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
 * license: MIT: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
 user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
 /* 0102: set startup page [SETUP-CHROME]
  * 0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session
- * [NOTE] Session Restore is cleared with history (2811, 2812), and not used in Private Browsing mode
+ * [NOTE] Session Restore is cleared with history (2811, 2820), and not used in Private Browsing mode
  * [SETTING] General>Startup>Restore previous session ***/
 user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
 /* 0103: set HOME+NEWWINDOW page
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  * intend to), can leak sensitive data (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack),
  * and is a security risk (e.g. common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
-user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
+user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF104+]
 /* 0804: disable live search suggestions
  * [NOTE] Both must be true for the location bar to work
  * [SETUP-CHROME] Override these if you trust and use a privacy respecting search engine
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
    [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-primary-password-protect-stored-logins-and-pas
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
-/* 0901: set when Firefox should prompt for the primary password
- * 0=once per session (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=after n minutes (0902) ***/
-user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
-/* 0902: set how long in minutes Firefox should remember the primary password (0901) ***/
-user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5); // [DEFAULT: 30]
 /* 0903: disable auto-filling username & password form fields
  * can leak in cross-site forms *and* be spoofed
  * [NOTE] Username & password is still available when you enter the field
@@ -498,11 +493,10 @@ user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21686 ***/
 user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
-/* 1223: enable strict pinning
- * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled, 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
- * [SETUP-WEB] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
- * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
- * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16206 ***/
+/* 1223: enable strict PKP (Public Key Pinning)
+ * 0=disabled, 1=allow user MiTM (default; such as your antivirus), 2=strict
+ * [SETUP-WEB] MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_KEY_PINNING_FAILURE: If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect
+ * your web browsing by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then override to current default ***/
 user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
 /* 1224: enable CRLite [FF73+]
  * 0 = disabled
@@ -522,7 +516,7 @@ user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Padlock>HTTPS-Only mode>On (after "Continue to HTTP Site")
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>HTTPS-Only Mode (and manage exceptions)
  * [TEST] http://example.com [upgrade]
- * [TEST] http://neverssl.com/ [no upgrade] ***/
+ * [TEST] http://httpforever.com/ [no upgrade] ***/
 user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); // [FF76+]
    // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_pbm", true); // [FF80+]
 /* 1245: enable HTTPS-Only mode for local resources [FF77+] ***/
@@ -758,7 +752,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin
 user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict");
 /* 2702: disable ETP web compat features [FF93+]
  * [SETUP-HARDEN] Includes skip lists, heuristics (SmartBlock) and automatic grants
- * Opener Heuristics are granted for 30 days and Redirect Heuristics for 15 minutes, see [3]
+ * Opener and redirect heuristics are granted for 30 days, see [3]
  * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/07/13/smartblock-v2/
  * [2] https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e5483fd469ab#l4.12
  * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Privacy/State_Partitioning#storage_access_heuristics ***/
@@ -800,8 +794,10 @@ user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true);   // [DEFAULT: true]
 user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true);  // [DEFAULT: true]
 user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
-   // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
-/* 2812: reset default items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match 2811) [SETUP-CHROME]
+   // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false);
+
+/** SANITIZE MANUAL: ALL OR NOTHING ***/
+/* 2820: reset default items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del [SETUP-CHROME]
  * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  * Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox
  * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set "downloads" to, as soon as the dialog
@@ -813,15 +809,14 @@ user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
 user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
    // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
-   // user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // [DEFAULT: false] not listed
-   // user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
-/* 2813: clear Session Restore data when sanitizing on shutdown or manually [FF34+]
+   // user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false);
+   // user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false);
+/* 2821: clear Session Restore data when sanitizing on shutdown or manually [FF34+]
  * [NOTE] Not needed if Session Restore is not used (0102) or it is already cleared with history (2811)
- * [NOTE] privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows prevents resuming from crashes (also see 5008)
- * [NOTE] privacy.cpd.openWindows has a bug that causes an additional window to open ***/
+ * [NOTE] privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows prevents resuming from crashes (also see 5008) ***/
    // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
    // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
-/* 2814: reset default "Time range to clear" for "Clear Recent History" (2812)
+/* 2822: reset default "Time range to clear" for "Clear Recent History" (2820)
  * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox
  * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours, 4=today
  * [NOTE] Values 5 (last 5 minutes) and 6 (last 24 hours) are not listed in the dropdown,
@@ -841,7 +836,6 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
       FF53: fixes GetSupportedNames in nsMimeTypeArray and nsPluginArray (1324044)
    1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC0 (FF55)
    1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (FF55)
-   1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55)
  FF56
    1369303 - spoof/disable performance API
    1333651 - spoof User Agent & Navigator API
@@ -883,6 +877,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  FF91+
     531915 - use fdlibm's sin, cos and tan in jsmath (FF93, ESR91.1)
    1756280 - enforce navigator.pdfViewerEnabled as true and plugins/mimeTypes as hard-coded values (FF100)
+   1692609 - reduce JS timing precision to 16.67ms (previously FF55+ was capped at 100ms) (FF102)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+]
@@ -975,7 +970,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow
 /* 5005: disable intermediate certificate caching [FF41+] [RESTART]
  * [NOTE] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them ***/
-   // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+   // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // [HIDDEN PREF in FF101 or lower]
 /* 5006: disable favicons in history and bookmarks
  * [NOTE] Stored as data blobs in favicons.sqlite, these don't reveal anything that your
  * actual history (and bookmarks) already do. Your history is more detailed, so
@@ -984,7 +979,8 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow
    // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
 /* 5007: exclude "Undo Closed Tabs" in Session Restore ***/
    // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
-/* 5008: disable resuming session from crash ***/
+/* 5008: disable resuming session from crash
+ * [TEST] about:crashparent ***/
    // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
 /* 5009: disable "open with" in download dialog [FF50+]
  * Application data isolation [1]
@@ -1068,8 +1064,6 @@ user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 6004: enforce a security delay on some confirmation dialogs such as install, open/save
  * [1] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
 user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 1000); // [DEFAULT: 1000]
-/* 6007: enforce Local Storage Next Generation (LSNG) [FF65+] ***/
-user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF92+]
 /* 6008: enforce no First Party Isolation [FF51+]
  * [WARNING] Replaced with network partitioning (FF85+) and TCP (2701),
  * and enabling FPI disables those. FPI is no longer maintained ***/
@@ -1142,7 +1136,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
 /* 7005: disable SSL session IDs [FF36+]
  * [WHY] Passive fingerprinting and perf costs. These are session-only
  * and isolated with network partitioning (FF85+) and/or containers ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+   // user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF in FF101 or lower]
 /* 7006: onions
  * [WHY] Firefox doesn't support hidden services. Use Tor Browser ***/
    // user_pref("dom.securecontext.allowlist_onions", true); // [FF97+] 1382359/1744006
@@ -1342,6 +1336,17 @@ user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
    // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
    // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
    // user_pref("network.http.spdy.websockets", false); // [FF65+]
+// FF102
+   // 0901: set when Firefox should prompt for the primary password
+   // 0=once per session (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=after n minutes (0902)
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1767099
+user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
+   // 0902: set how long in minutes Firefox should remember the primary password (0901)
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1767099
+user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5); // [DEFAULT: 30]
+   // 6007: enforce Local Storage Next Generation (LSNG) [FF65+]
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1764696
+user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF92+]
 // ***/
 
 /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/