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CIS Firefox ESR Benchmark
CIS Firefox ESR Benchmark, continuously evidenced.
The CIS Mozilla Firefox ESR Benchmark v1.0.0 defines 62 controls covering Firefox Extended Support Release configuration, typically the corporate-deployable variant of Firefox. Controls cover extension management, autofill, content settings, network settings, certificate handling, and enterprise policy enforcement via policies.json or Group Policy.
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Quick Facts
Firefox ESR benchmark at a glance.
- Benchmark version
- v1.0.0
- Total controls
- 62
- Scan type
- Agent
- Available tier
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- Category
- Browser
- Drift detection
- Yes, between every scheduled scan
Coverage
What this benchmark actually covers.
- Extension management
- Autofill + password manager
- Content settings (cookies, JavaScript, popups)
- Network settings + proxy
- Certificate handling
- Enterprise policy via policies.json or Group Policy
Frequently Asked
Firefox ESR questions, answered directly.
Why use Firefox ESR instead of regular Firefox?
Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) is the enterprise variant of Firefox with predictable update cadence: one major version every ~52 weeks rather than every 4 weeks. This makes it appropriate for enterprise environments with strict change-management processes. The CIS benchmark targets ESR specifically.
Does CISGuard support regular Firefox (not ESR)?
CISGuard supports both Firefox ESR and regular Firefox installations, but applies the CIS Firefox ESR Benchmark uniformly. Regular Firefox may receive feature changes between releases that the benchmark hasn't yet incorporated; the benchmark is most accurate when applied to ESR.
How does CISGuard validate Firefox enterprise policy?
Firefox enterprise policy is delivered via policies.json (cross-platform) or Group Policy ADMX templates (Windows). CISGuard reads the effective policy from each endpoint and validates it against the CIS-recommended baseline, reporting per-endpoint compliance status.
Related Benchmarks
Often deployed together with Firefox ESR.
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