Pocket must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-252908 | FFOX-00-000038 | SV-252908r960963_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Pocket, previously known as Read It Later, is a social bookmarking service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. Data gathering cloud services such as this are generally disabled in the DoD. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Mozilla Firefox Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · 6 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-252908r960963_chk)
Type "about:policies" in the browser address bar.
If "DisablePocket" is not displayed under Policy Name or the Policy Value does not have a value of "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56311r832309_fix)
Windows group policy:
1. Open the group policy editor tool with "gpedit.msc".
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Mozilla\Firefox
Policy Name: Disable Pocket
Policy State: Enabled
macOS "plist" file:
<key>DisablePocket</key>
<true/>
Linux "policies.json" file:
Add the following in the policies section:
"DisablePocket": true