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Firefox must be configured to allow only TLS.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15983 DTBF030 SV-16925r7_rule Medium
Description
Use of versions prior to TLS 1.1 are not permitted. SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 contain a number of security flaws. These versions must be disabled in compliance with the Network Infrastructure and Secure Remote Computing STIGs.
STIG Date
Mozilla Firefox Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-09-23

Details

Check Text ( C-16610r7_chk )
Open a browser window, type "about:config" in the address bar.

Verify Preference Name "security.tls.version.min" is set to the value "2" and locked.
Verify Preference Name "security.tls.version.max" is set to the value "3" and locked.

Criteria: If the parameters are set incorrectly, this is a finding.

If the settings are not locked, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-15984r7_fix)
Configure the following parameters using the Mozilla.cfg file:

LockPref "security.tls.version.min" is set to "2".
LockPref "security.tls.version.max" is set to "3".