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Disable IndexedDb + better documentation #263

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nodiscc opened this issue Apr 14, 2017 · 4 comments
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Disable IndexedDb + better documentation #263

nodiscc opened this issue Apr 14, 2017 · 4 comments

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nodiscc commented Apr 14, 2017

It was reported that disabling indexedDb no longer causes uBlock to break: arkenfox/user.js#80 (comment)

OT: The PK readme states "IndexedDB could be used for tracking purposes, but is required for some add-ons to work (notably uBlock), so is left enabled". I have indexeddb off and uBo works perfectly. Any sources/references to this? Or is that some old reference to uBlock before gorhill moved to uBlock Origin?

Yes I have not tested this, it might be from an earlier version. Apparently related to ce5ba07 -> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13842047; #8. I will open an issue for this, thanks.

We should test whether dom.indexedDB.enabled = false still breaks one of the recommended addons and if it doesn't, set it to false.

More links to CVE/problems related to IndexedDb would also be nice.
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Atavic commented May 17, 2017 •
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One of the main design goals of IndexedDB is to allow large amounts of data to be stored for offline use.

dom.indexedDB.warningQuota: The disk size in megabytes that one origin can consume before the user is prompted for permission. Defaults to 50

IndexedDB is completely disabled in private browsing mode.

EDIT: Indexed_Database_API info.

ChrisAntaki/disable-indexeddb#1

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We should test whether dom.indexedDB.enabled = false still breaks one of the recommended addons and if it doesn't, set it to false.

I'll start testing.

IndexedDB is completely disabled in private browsing mode.

Didn't know that. Thanks!

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dom.indexedDB.enabled -> false (still commented out)
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publicarray commented May 20, 2017 •
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FYI there is an extension for that: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/

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dom.indexedDB.enabled -> false (still commented out)
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Disabled dom.{storage,indexedDB} & require safe renegotiation
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We'll leave it commented out for now.

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