2043399 - enable QWACs by default on desktop

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Security: PSM, enhancement, P1)

Description

[Dana Keeler (she/her) [:keeler]]

It's time to enable QWACs by default on desktop.

Comment 1

[Dana Keeler (she/her) [:keeler]]

Attachment: Bug 2043399 - enable QWACs by default on desktop r?jschanck

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/fd902f12ab83
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/b9e8a486da25
enable QWACs by default on desktop r=jschanck

Comment 3

[amarc]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b9e8a486da25

Comment 4

[Pascal Chevrel (relman team) -> :pascalc]

Is that something worth mentioning in our release notes?
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Release_Notes_Nomination

Comment 5

[Dana Keeler (she/her) [:keeler]]

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: New feature
[Affects Firefox for Android]: No
[Suggested wording]: Firefox now verifies and displays Qualified Website Authentication Certificates (QWACs) in accordance with eIDAS regulations.
[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_website_authentication_certificate

Comment 6

[Pascal Chevrel (relman team) -> :pascalc]

Note added to our 153 nightly release notes in the New section with this wording:

Firefox now verifies and displays Qualified Website Authentication Certificates (QWACs) in accordance with eIDAS regulations.

I am keeping the relnote-firefox? flag set until we include this note in our final 153 release notes, thanks.