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block file protocol (file:///, "c:/")

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mlogue
mlogue
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I work for a university and we want Mozilla 17 in our computer labs. We have GPO on Windows 7 to blocks access to our C drive so students can't see secure files, but mozilla ignores it. Is there a way to disable typing these things such as, "file://C:/Windows" or "C:\" that gives access to the files?

I have tried a few add-ons but all they do is hide the links to the folders, but you can still execute and open files. Also I have added the following to user.js:

user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "localfilelinks"); user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.checkloaduri.enabled", "noAccess"); user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.sites", "file:///");

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

I work for a university and we want Mozilla 17 in our computer labs. We have GPO on Windows 7 to blocks access to our C drive so students can't see secure files, but mozilla ignores it. Is there a way to disable typing these things such as, "file://C:/Windows" or "C:\" that gives access to the files? I have tried a few add-ons but all they do is hide the links to the folders, but you can still execute and open files. Also I have added the following to user.js: user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "localfilelinks"); user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.checkloaduri.enabled", "noAccess"); user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.sites", "file:///"); Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

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finitarry
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Normally you would put a hostname with protocol in the "sites" setting to limit what that site may do. You are blocking "file:///" from loading links, but that is only a protocol, not a site. I think that is the problem, anyway.

An Oracle
An Oracle
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I would love to see Firefox respect the GPO to prevent viewing local drives. It doesn't exist.

finitarry
finitarry
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If you want to block students from reading files on the computers they use, can you use "127.0.0.1" instead of "file:///"?

An Oracle
An Oracle
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finitarry, are you suggesting putting that in the user.js file or somewhere else? Have you done this yourself or are you just brainstorming? Thanks.

finitarry
finitarry
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What normally appears as the data for "sites" is the hostname of a site. I am suggesting that you use the localhost IP number. I have no idea if it will work, but it makes sense to me.