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I want to block file:// protocol that cause browsing of local files and I want them not to browse local files by Firefox

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  • Èsì tí ó kẹ́hìn lọ́wọ́ Nguyen Tuan Hai

Nguyen Tuan Hai
Nguyen Tuan Hai
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We want client to use a PCs and they have access to firefox only 

   No "my computer","cmd",...etc.
   We want them not to browse local files by Firefox , just browsing some sites.
   We want to block file:// protocol that cause browsing of local files.

Thanks & Best Regards Hai Nguyen

We want client to use a PCs and they have access to firefox only No "my computer","cmd",...etc. We want them not to browse local files by Firefox , just browsing some sites. We want to block file:// protocol that cause browsing of local files. Thanks & Best Regards Hai Nguyen

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Ricky Rosario
Ricky Rosario
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I found an answer to this over on superuser: http://superuser.com/questions/30402/how-can-i-disable-the-file-protocol-in-firefox

cor-el
cor-el
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Those articles suggest to modify files in the Firefox program folder and such changes are no longer easy to perform because the files have been moved to the omni.ja(r) archive.

Maybe it is possible to run Firefox in a sandbox environment to prevent access to the file system.

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Nguyen Tuan Hai
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I was read your answer and on superuser. I was do this but not success. May you help detail for me? I'm using Mozilla firefox 12. Thanks Hai Nguyen. (Email removed by mod)

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