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How can I stop Firefox from running a Java applet from a site that I no longer trust?

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soubeagi
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I've found plenty of answers to the opposite question (at <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/963349> and <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-allow-java-trusted-sites>, among other places), but none for my question. Firefox apparently builds a list of trusted sites for Java using its "Allow and Remember" dialog, but gives no easy way to edit that list (other than adding more sites to it). What am I supposed to do if I clicked "Allow and Remember" at some time in the past, and now want to revoke that permission?

I've found plenty of answers to the opposite question (at <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/963349> and <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-allow-java-trusted-sites>, among other places), but none for my question. Firefox apparently builds a list of trusted sites for Java using its "Allow and Remember" dialog, but gives no easy way to edit that list (other than adding more sites to it). What am I supposed to do if I clicked "Allow and Remember" at some time in the past, and now want to revoke that permission?

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philipp
philipp
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hi, when you click on the plugin icon on the left of the address bar while you're on that site it will allow you to change your permissions...

cor-el
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You can inspect and manage permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab via these steps:

  • Click the "Site Identity Button" (globe/padlock) on the location/address bar
  • Click "More Information" to open "Tools > Page Info" with the Security tab selected
  • Go to the Permissions tab (Tools > Page Info > Permissions) to check the permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab

You can also clear the Java cache.

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soubeagi
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Click the Lego? Argh - real discoverable, guys. Plus I was looking for something more like how cookie permissions are managed - a list of sites for each permission rather than a list of permissions for each site. After all, the grantable permissions are far easier to enumerate (even with a lot of obscure plugins) than all the sites one may have granted them to.

I also don't like that one has to visit the site (using the existing permissions) before one can make changes to those permissions.