Browser.cache.disk cache ssl

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The correct title of this article is browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl. It appears incorrectly here due to technical limitations in the wiki software.

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 may present a privacy risk. This preference controls whether to cache pages that were transmitted with SSL encryption.

Possible values and their effects

true

Cache content retrieved by SSL.

false

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

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 must be set to true if you wish to enable disk caching of SSL pages.

First checked in

2003-09-15 by Darin Fisher

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)

Related bugs

Related preferences

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