Browser.cache.disk cache ssl

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl.

This article describes the preference browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background 2 Possible values and their effects

2.1 true 2.2 false

3 Caveats 4 First checked in 5 Has an effect in 6 Related bugs 7 Related preferences

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Background

Disk caching saves copies of the downloaded files on the hard drive so they doesn't need to be downloaded to be redisplayed. These pages can be viewed by anyone with permission to the cache folder. Pages transmitted with SSL encryption often contain sensitive information and caching of these pages to disk may present a privacy risk. This preference controls whether to cache to disk pages that were transmitted with SSL encryption.

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Possible values and their effects

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true

Cache to disk content retrieved by SSL.

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false

Don't cache to disk content retrieved by SSL. (Default)

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Caveats

It is recommended that this preference be left at false to lessen the chance of sensitive information being disclosed to others. browser.cache.disk.enable and network.http.use-cache must be set to true if you wish to enable disk caching of SSL pages. If this preference is set to false, browser.cache.memory.enable and network.http.use-cache must be set to true if you wish to enable memory caching of SSL pages.

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First checked in

2003-09-15 by Darin Fisher

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Has an effect in

Netscape (all versions since 7.2) Mozilla Suite (all versions since 1.6a) Firebird (all versions since 0.7) Firefox (all versions) Thunderbird (all versions) Minimo (all versions) SeaMonkey (all versions)

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