FFOX-00-000003 - Firefox must be configured to ask which certificate to present to a website when a certificate is required.

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Information

When a website asks for a certificate for user authentication, Firefox must be configured to have the user choose which certificate to present. Websites within DoD require user authentication for access, which increases security for DoD information. Access will be denied to the user if certificate management is not configured.

Solution

Windows group policy:
1. Open the group policy editor tool with 'gpedit.msc'.
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesMozillaFirefox
Policy Name: Preferences
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value:
{
'security.default_personal_cert': {
'Value': 'Ask Every Time',
'Status': 'locked'
}
}

macOS 'plist' file:
Add the following:
<key>Preferences</key>
<dict>
<key>security.default_personal_cert</key>
<dict>
<key>Value</key>
<string>Ask Every Time</string>
<key>Status</key>
<string>locked</string>
</dict>
</dict>

Linux 'policies.json' file:
Add the following in the policies section:
'Preferences': {
'security.default_personal_cert': {
'Value': 'Ask Every Time',
'Status': 'locked'
}
}

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MOZ_Firefox_V6R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000187, Rule-ID|SV-251547r807113_rule, STIG-ID|FFOX-00-000003, Vuln-ID|V-251547

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 95d8d2952ac1055e7673541735c502ab44c803acffb733ac137a981930a8ece7