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|Name=RequestPolicy
 
|Name=RequestPolicy
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|Short description=Gives the user power over cross-site requests.
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|Short description=Addon to stop connections external to the website being viewed.
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|Full description=RequestPolicy is an extension that improves the privacy and security of your browsing by giving you control over when cross-site requests are allowed by webpages you visit.
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|Full description='''RequestPolicy's new version is under development as [[RequestPolicy Continued]].'''
  
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Cross-site requests are requests that your browser is told to make by a website you are visiting to a completely different website. Though usually legitimate requests, they often result in advertising companies and other websites knowing your browsing habits, including specific pages you view throughout the day. Among the attacks that cross-site requests are used in, they are particularly dangerous with Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks where your browser is told to make a request to another website and that other website thinks you (the person) meant to make the request.
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This addon prevents all connections to external domains or IPs from any website you visit, this means no connections to external advertisement hosters, analytics not on their servers and more things that you might not want to connect to or load. Saves bandwidth and privacy.
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It does require you to give explicit permission for these connections to happen, which is easily done with a drop-down menu of attempted connections and whether you wish to allow them each permanently or temporarily.
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With RequestPolicy, the default for any cross-site request is to deny it. Users are notified when requests on the current page have been blocked (the status bar flag icon at the bottom right of your browser turns red). Clicking on this status bar flag icon gives you a menu where you can view and modify which requests are blocked and allowed. You can whitelist requests you approve of by origin site, destination site, or specific origin-to-destination.
 
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More information on the privacy reasons for using RequestPolicy is available at:
 
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https://www.requestpolicy.com/privacy
 
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More information on the security reasons for using RequestPolicy is available at:
 
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https://www.requestpolicy.com/security
 
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RequestPolicy is not a replacement for NoScript! Each focuses on different, important issues. For the best security, we recommend using both RequestPolicy and NoScript. More information on the difference between the two is available here:
 
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https://www.requestpolicy.com/faq#faq-noscript
 
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NOTE: As with any extension that blocks content, some websites will not work properly until you have allowed the required content. If a website you visit isn't working, you can use the RequestPolicy menu to allow the cross-site requests the website needs. After a short while of using RequestPolicy, you will have whitelisted all of the required cross-site requests for sites you frequently visit and you will use the RequestPolicy menu much less.
 
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|Homepage URL=https://www.requestpolicy.com/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.requestpolicy.com/
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|Extension of=GNU IceCat
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|VCS checkout command=git clone https://github.com/RequestPolicy/requestpolicy
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|Version identifier=0.5.28
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|Documentation note=In addition to the official forum, there is also the [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=1051805 Mozillazine support page].
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|Version identifier=0.5.28.1-signed
 
|Version date=2013/07/30
 
|Version date=2013/07/30
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|Version status=beta
 
 
|Version download=https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/223479/requestpolicy-0.5.28-sm+fx.xpi
 
|Version download=https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/223479/requestpolicy-0.5.28-sm+fx.xpi
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|Last review by=David Hedlund
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|Last review date=2014/05/31
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|Submitted by=Usrnix
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|Submitted date=2014/03/07
 
|Status=
 
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|Is GNU=No
 
|Is GNU=No
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
 
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|License copyright=Justin Samuel
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|License copyright=Copyright (c) 2008 Justin Samuel
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|License verified by=Jgay
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|License verified date=2014/03/07
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{{Project license
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|License=LGPLv2.1orlater
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|License copyright=Copyright 2006-2007, Everaldo Coelho.
 
|License verified by=Bencook
 
|License verified by=Bencook
 
|License verified date=2013/11/08
 
|License verified date=2013/11/08
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|License note=The RequestPolicy flag logo and icon are based on the Crystal Project icons,
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which are available at <http://www.everaldo.com>.
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=users
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|Resource kind=Forum
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|Resource URL=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/requestpolicy-discuss
 
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{{Software category
 
{{Software category
 
|Internet-application=privacy, security
 
|Internet-application=privacy, security
 
|Use=internet-application
 
|Use=internet-application
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{{Software prerequisite
 
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|Prerequisite kind=Required to use
 
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|Prerequisite description=GNU Icecat
 
 
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 2 February 2017


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RequestPolicy

https://www.requestpolicy.com/
Addon to stop connections external to the website being viewed.

RequestPolicy's new version is under development as RequestPolicy Continued.

This addon prevents all connections to external domains or IPs from any website you visit, this means no connections to external advertisement hosters, analytics not on their servers and more things that you might not want to connect to or load. Saves bandwidth and privacy. It does require you to give explicit permission for these connections to happen, which is easily done with a drop-down menu of attempted connections and whether you wish to allow them each permanently or temporarily.



Download

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/223479/requestpolicy-0.5.28-sm+fx.xpi




Categories





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv3orlater

Verified by

Jgay

Verified on

7 March 2014

License

LGPLv2.1orlater

Verified by

Bencook

Verified on

8 November 2013

Notes

The RequestPolicy flag logo and icon are based on the Crystal Project icons, which are available at <http://www.everaldo.com>.




Leaders and contributors

Resources and communication

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usersForumhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/requestpolicy-discuss


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