Mozilla introduced a new product – Firefox Enterprise, a separate a build of Firefox designed for use in enterprises and providing advanced capabilities for centralized management and control over the actions of employees. Firefox Enterprise 158 is based on Firefox 158, which is scheduled to be released this evening. Browsers on workstations are managed through a web-based administrator console, which can be launched on your own hardware without being tied to external cloud services.
The transmission of information about events from security event analysis platforms deployed at the enterprise (SIEM – Security Information and Event Management), definition of access rules in relation to users and devices, authentication through unified systems is supported. login (SSO), restricting access at the domain level and browser actions (for example, disabling AI-related features), managing the installation of add-ons and delivery of updates, remotely changing settings and collecting telemetry.
Main features of Firefox Enterprise:
- Manage users and sessions through the administrator console. Grouping users into groups with different access levels. Creating rules for content analysis and reviewing audit logs.
- Ability to work in the browser only after authentication using your corporate account. Integration with SSO and authentication providers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol is supported. Two-factor authentication can be used. After restarting or closing the browser, the session ends and you must sign in again. The administrator can remotely terminate the session, for example, if the laptop is stolen.
- Separate design theme and brand elements. Styling the design based on the corporate style and displaying the enterprise logo in the browser.
- Disable calls to Mozilla services in favor of the enterprise’s own services that provide browser management and updates.
