move referer.XOriginPolicy to optional hardening #1707

arkenfox · Aug 26, 2023 · ddb5acf · ddb5acf
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diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
        * Some site breakage and unintended consequences will happen. Everyone's experience will differ
          e.g. some user data is erased on exit (section 2800), change this to suit your needs
        * While not 100% definitive, search for "[SETUP" tags
-         e.g. third party images/videos not loading on some sites? check 1601
   5. Some tag info
        [SETUP-SECURITY] it's one item, read it
             [SETUP-WEB] can cause some websites to break
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
   1000: DISK AVOIDANCE
   1200: HTTPS (SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HPKP)
   1400: FONTS
-  1600: HEADERS / REFERERS
+  1600: REFERERS
   1700: CONTAINERS
   2000: PLUGINS / MEDIA / WEBRTC
   2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL)
@@ -515,18 +514,13 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
    // user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.standard", 1);
    // user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.trackingprotection", 1);
 
-/*** [SECTION 1600]: HEADERS / REFERERS
+/*** [SECTION 1600]: REFERERS
                   full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
      scheme+host+port+path: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
           scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
    [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
-/* 1601: control when to send a cross-origin referer
- * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
- * [SETUP-WEB] Breakage: older modems/routers and some sites e.g banks, vimeo, icloud, instagram
- * If "2" is too strict, then override to "0" and use Smart Referer extension (Strict mode + add exceptions) ***/
-user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2);
 /* 1602: control the amount of cross-origin information to send [FF52+]
  * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+port+path, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
 user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 2);
@@ -979,6 +973,10 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5500 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  * [TEST] https://ipleak.org/
  * [1] https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/ipv6-security/ (Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/
    // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
+/* 5510: control when to send a cross-origin referer
+ * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
+ * [NOTE] Will cause breakage: older modems/routers and some sites e.g banks, vimeo, icloud, instagram ***/
+   // user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2);
 
 /*** [SECTION 6000]: DON'T TOUCH ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "6000 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
@@ -1074,7 +1072,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
    // user_pref("dom.securecontext.allowlist_onions", true); // [FF97+] 1382359/1744006
    // user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true); // 1305144
 /* 7007: referers
- * [WHY] Only cross-origin referers (1600s) need control ***/
+ * [WHY] Only cross-origin referers (1602, 5510) matter ***/
    // user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
    // user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
 /* 7008: set the default Referrer Policy [FF59+]