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> All Firefox extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert
Christian J
post May 4 2019, 04:38 AM
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https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/certificate...o-install/39047
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1548973

Possible workaround: about:config, xpinstall.signatures.required, set to false.

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post May 4 2019, 04:52 AM
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I got a message just now that I had not certified plugins. But when I clicked it I was told I didn't have any such plugins. wacko.gif
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post May 4 2019, 04:40 PM
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Update: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/05/04/...ons-in-firefox/
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post May 4 2019, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE(pandy @ May 4 2019, 11:52 AM) *

I got a message just now that I had not certified plugins. But when I clicked it I was told I didn't have any such plugins. wacko.gif

Seems FF has an extra sub menu for Unsupported extensions.

A day like this I'm happy for my extensive Hosts file blacklist. wacko.gif
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post May 5 2019, 01:25 AM
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I don't understand a thing. Is the warning a mistake? There's nothing wrong with the plugins? unsure.gif

And how does your blacklist come into it? unsure.gif

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post May 5 2019, 05:39 AM
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QUOTE(pandy @ May 5 2019, 08:25 AM) *

I don't understand a thing. Is the warning a mistake? There's nothing wrong with the plugins? unsure.gif

The extensions are OK, but Mozilla/Firefox has apparently messed up the certificates that are used to check that extensions are legitimate (these certificates are frequently updated in the background by browsers). It's not just a warning, Firefox refuses to run most extensions without the certificates, for security reasons: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing (unless you disable the certificate requirement, which is not recommended in the long run --then the extensions should work, but with a warning label).

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And how does your blacklist come into it? unsure.gif

For blocking ads and trackers. Without it I would be drowned in ads, now that extensions used for blocking ads and tracking no longer work.

Alas Tor browser bypasses the Hosts file, so I wonder if it's safe to use right now. unsure.gif
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post May 5 2019, 07:13 AM
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Depends on your level of paranoia, I guess. tongue.gif

Thanks, then I understood moz crew right. They use so many words I have no idea what they mean.
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post May 5 2019, 06:25 PM
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The workaround I posted in the threadstart works with Tor 8.0.8, but not for Firefox 66.0.3. But now FF 66.0.4 is released, and after updating, my extensions work again.
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