1644152 - HTTPS Only Mode in about:preferences

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Security, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Arthur Edelstein [:arthur]]

We would like to add a UI in about:preferences to allow users to turn on HTTPS Only Mode for all windows or just for private browsing windows. This could be in the form of a 3-state drop down menu:

Enable HTTPS-Only Mode: [off (default) | pb-only | all-windows]

or, alternatively, as two checkboxes:

HTTPS-Only Mode:
[] Enable in all windows
[] Enable in Private Windows

Comment 1

[Christoph Kerschbaumer [:ckerschb]]

Attachment: Bug 1644152: Expose HTTPS-Only Mode in about:preferences.

Comment 2

[Joni Chan]

Here's a link you can use in the UI (just replace the version/os/locale with actual variables): https://support.mozilla.org/1/firefox/%VERSION%/%OS%/%LOCALE%/https-only-pref

Comment 3

[Meridel [:meridel]]

Copy is done and has been approved by legal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12EZJYmPugs8Nkj-Ve_kqEaSjLFp-hn_feu70eAQaEKA/edit?ts=5f05ea33#bookmark=id.ej6v4k1zth89

For now, we will use the MDN link, and replace this with SUMO when feature is enabled on Release.

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/d2c745b8d349
Expose HTTPS-Only Mode in about:preferences. r=preferences-reviewers,Gijs,fluent-reviewers,flod

Comment 5

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/d2c745b8d349

Comment 6

[Ardelean Oana, Desktop QA [:oardelean]]

Confirming the enhancement is implemented on Firefox 107.0(build ID: 20221107173030) and Nightly 108.0a1(build ID: 20221109164728) on macOS 12, Windows 10, Ubuntu 22.