6.2 Do Not Accept Third Party Cookies

Information

A third-party cookie is a cookie sent by a domain that differs from the domain in the browser's address bar.
Third party cookies are often used for tracking user browsing behaviors, which has privacy implications. However, preventing third-party cookies does not completely mitigate privacy concerns as several other active tracking mechanisms exist[1].

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1);

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Unix

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