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Is it possible to put a password on history and downloads to prevent them from being cleared?

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YeyeMbr0k3n
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I don't want anyone other than me (system admin) from being able to erase the history and downloads on this machine.

I don't want anyone other than me (system admin) from being able to erase the history and downloads on this machine.

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TonyE
TonyE
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The Public Fox add-on may be of use to you. You can use it to password protect certain parts of Firefox, including downloads and clear private data.

cor-el
cor-el
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Be aware that Public Fox is an extension and extensions can easily bypassed by starting Firefox in Safe mode or using a portable Firefox version.

You need to take measures at system level like a router with a password protected logging feature or utilities like Wireshark if you want a reliable history record.