Closed Bug 1903064 Opened 4 months ago Closed 3 months ago

Do not allow backups to be recovered in browser versions older than the one that created the backup

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(Firefox :: Profile Backup, task, P3)

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RESOLVED FIXED
129 Branch
Tracking Status
firefox129 --- fixed

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(Reporter: mconley, Assigned: mconley)

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(Blocks 1 open bug)

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(Whiteboard: [fidefe-device-migration])

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If a backup is created in browser version N, it should only be possible to recover from that backup in browser versions >= N. This is because we cannot guarantee that the data stores that are backed up are backwards compatible.

Assignee: nobody → mconley
Pushed by mconley@mozilla.com: https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/7d28f8255860 Prevent recovery from backups created from an application with a newer appVersion. r=backup-reviewers,sthompson,kpatenio
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 months ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → 129 Branch
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