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===Overrides=== | ===Overrides=== | ||
* Firefox should include a preference that allows users to install unregistered files, using an add-on ID whitelist. When the preference is enabled, the warning page displays a checkbox allowing you to remove that warning for all future installed files for that add-on. This is necessary for developers, testers, etc. | * Firefox should include a preference that allows users to install unregistered files, using an add-on ID whitelist. When the preference is enabled, the warning page displays a checkbox allowing you to remove that warning for all future installed files for that add-on. This is necessary for developers, testers, etc. | ||
* Alternatively, it might be more effective to have a command line switch developers can use to disable these checks. We could make Firefox prompt the user before loading, saying something like "Firefox is starting in Developer Mode, which can lead to malicious add-ons being run." and have a Start in Normal Mode button set as default as an additional protection. | |||
==Pros== | ==Pros== | ||
* Malicious add-ons won't be able to use known ids without getting these warnings. | * Malicious add-ons won't be able to use known ids without getting these warnings. | ||