This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How to restrict offline cache with out changing the settings or configurations to restrict sensitive data from other users

  • 2 replies
  • 4 have this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

khadar
khadar
more options

By using firefox browser i login into the site , browsed some pages and logout of application.I change browser to offline mode ,i opened the browser history with in same session and click on some browsed pages.It's showing the sensitive data from cache .Please give me solution with out changing browser configuration how to restrict the cached pages.

By using firefox browser i login into the site , browsed some pages and logout of application.I change browser to offline mode ,i opened the browser history with in same session and click on some browsed pages.It's showing the sensitive data from cache .Please give me solution with out changing browser configuration how to restrict the cached pages.

All Replies (2)

ideato
ideato
more options

Hello khadar, see if it useful, go to about:config , type/find browser.cache.offline.enable and double-click on it to make it FALSE.


thank you

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can run Firefox temporarily in Private Browsing mode to prevent Firefox from using the disk cache or disable the disk cache.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content

See also:

Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.