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Policy templates for Firefox 144 and Firefox ESR 140.4

15 Oct 17:41

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Note: The GPOs have been updated to fix a typo in the GenerativeAI policy.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 128, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 128. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 128, you should use v6.11

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (144 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v7.4/docs/index.md

GPO updates

The Firefox Home policy has been moved to a category. The old policy will remain until the next ESR.

New policies

GenerativeAI - Configure generative AI features.
VisualSearchEnabled - Enable or disable visual search (Google Lens).

Updated policies

Preferences - The preference security.webauthn.always_allow_direct_attestation can now be set by policy.

For more information about Firefox 144, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 143 and Firefox ESR 140.3

17 Sep 11:48

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NOTE: Issues with the Content Analysis policy and Form Data have been fixed. Sorry for the confusion.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 128, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 128. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 128, you should use v6.11

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (143 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v7.3/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

ContentAnalysis - Support for Download was added in Firefox 142, but was missing from the documentation.
SanitizeOnShutdown - FormData is no longer deprecated as of Firefox 136, but the templates weren't updated.

For more information about Firefox 143, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 142 and Firefox ESR 140.2

20 Aug 16:33

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Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 128, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 28. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 128, you should use v6.11

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (142 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v7.2/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

Permissions - Support for setting permissions for sharing the screen has been added.
EnableTrackingProtection - Support for setting the default mode has been added as well as support for suspected fingerprinters.

For more information about Firefox 142, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 141 and Firefox ESR 140.1

22 Jul 15:50

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Note: There are no changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v7.1

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 128, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 28. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 128, you should use v6.11

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (141 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v7.1/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

FirefoxHome - Stories and SponsoredStories have been added as replacements for Pocket and SponsoredPocket. These have not been added to the Windows GPO yet. (Firefox 141 only)

Preferences - The preferences mathml.disabled, svg.context-properties.content.enabled, svg.disabled, webgl.disabled, webgl.force-enabled, xpinstall.enabled, and security.csp.reporting.enabled as well as prefs beginning with privacy.baselineFingerprintingProtection or privacy.fingerprintingProtection can now be set by policy.

For more information about Firefox 141, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 140

24 Jun 19:31

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Note: There are no substantive changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v7.0

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 128, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 28. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 128, you should use v6.11

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (140 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v7.0/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

DisablePocket - This policy has been deprecated.

For more information about Firefox 140, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 139 and Firefox ESR 128.11

23 May 16:41

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Note: There are no substantive changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v6.11

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 115, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 115. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 115, you should use v5.12

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (139 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v6.11/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

SearchEngines - The SearchEngines policy can now be used in all versions of Firefox, not just the ESR.

For more information about Firefox 139 and Firefox ESR 128.11, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 138 and Firefox ESR 128.10

28 Apr 20:42

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Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 115, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 115. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 115, you should use v5.12

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (138 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v6.10/docs/index.md

This release adds the following policies:

SkipTermsOfUse - This policy has been added to not show the new terms of use. By using this policy, you represent that you accept and have the authority to accept the Terms of Use on behalf of all individuals to whom you provide access to this browser.
ContentAnalysis - This policy is for integration with DLP providers that use the Content Analysis SDK. See this post.

This release updates the following policies:

DisabledCiphers - Additional ciphers have been added.

For more information about Firefox 138 and Firefox ESR 128.10, see the enterprise release notes.

Thanks to @SokolovValy and @vossni for translation work and @cpeterso for contributing.

Policy templates for Firefox 137 and Firefox ESR 128.9

02 Apr 18:50

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Note: There are no substantive changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v6.9

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 115, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 115. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 115, you should use v5.12

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (137 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v6.9/docs/index.md

This release mainly updates the Content Analysis (DLP) policies which will be usable in Firefox 138.

For more information about Firefox 137 and Firefox ESR 128.9, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 136 and Firefox ESR 128.8

05 Mar 19:49

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Note: There are no substantive changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v6.8

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 115, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 115. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 115, you should use v5.12

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (136 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v6.8/docs/index.md

This release updates the following policies:

ExtensionSettings - A new option - private_browsing - has been added to force extensions to run in private browsing.

For more information about Firefox 136 and Firefox ESR 128.8, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 135 and Firefox ESR 128.7

05 Feb 21:25
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Note: Updated templates on 2/11/2025 to fix error in translations.

Note: There are no substantive changes to the ADMX templates in this release, except for additional content analysis (DLP) policies which will not be usable until Firefox 137. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using versions below v6.7.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 115, they might contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 115. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 115, you should use v5.12

I'm no longer using a versioned README for documentation, I'm using a GitHub page which is available at:

https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/

You can search on the corresponding version of Firefox (135 in this case) to see version specific policy changes.

If you need to see version specific documentation, you use this link:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v6.7/docs/index.md
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This release updates the following policies:

Preferences - The preferences security.pki.certificate_transparency.disable_for_hosts and security.pki.certificate_transparency.disable_for_spki_hashescan be set via policy. (Firefox 135 only)