Firefox Disabling Unsigned Extensions

[hello_hello]

The ability to bypass the prevention of unsigned extension installations is only temporary:

From the Mozilla wiki (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing):

Firefox 40-42: Firefox warns about signatures but doesn't enforce them.
Firefox 43: Firefox will have a preference that allows signature enforcement to be disabled (xpinstall.signatures.required in about:config).
Firefox 44: Release and Beta versions of Firefox will not allow unsigned extensions to be installed, with no override.

I'd hazard a guess that the ability to install unsigned extensions has been extended. According to the info here, you can install unsigned extensions until version 46.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing

I upgraded Firefox to version 44 today and my unsigned extensions still work. Not that I care much, I'm using Pale Moon 99% of the time now.
If you're married to Firefox though, apparently the release versions will eventually have the installing of unsigned extensions disabled, but the nightly and developer versions won't.

Edit: Yes, it appears allowing unsigned extensions was delayed until version 46.
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2016/01/22/add-on-signing-update/

[KarMa]

Just upgraded to 45, unsigned still work for me.

[johns0]

Version 46 is where firefox will disable unsigned extensions with no work around,i'll got to either esr or palemoon.

[usually_quiet]

The way I remember it the main "disagreement" involved the screen real-estate each browser requires for toolbars and menus and your ability to imagine Chrome required less screen area than Firefox when it didn't, but I don't recall discussing Google's policing of extensions. I remember discussing the fact the Chrome toolbar button is in the wrong place, and you can get Chrome to install to the program files folder like other programs instead of putting it's files god-knows-where, as long as you use the right installer and there hasn't been any rain during the day, but Google's extension policing.... I remember there were some issues at the time and the ability to play in a sandbox was mentioned, but ripping you a new one..... I think you're taking liberties there.

No, part of your argument against using Chrome was a situation where Google didn't catch some adware-infected extensions.

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/362844-How-to-get-rid-of-speed-dial-page-in-Google-...=1#post2306176

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/362844-How-to-get-rid-of-speed-dial-page-in-Google-...=1#post2306214

[jgg]

Version 46 is where firefox will disable unsigned extensions with no work around,i'll got to either esr or palemoon.

Firefox Beta is now v46RC2 and Nightly is v48 and - as far as I know - both still have the switch to override the requirement for signed extensions.

[hello_hello]

According to Mozilla as soon as Firefox 46 reaches Beta the party's over. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Addons/Extension_Signing#Timeline

[mike20021969]

Is there any way to disable HTML5 in preference for flash player in 44.* onwards (instead of using an add-on as there seems to be a delay loading the player when I use an add-on)?

[El Heggunte]

Is there any way to disable HTML5 in preference for flash player in 44.* onwards (instead of using an add-on as there seems to be a delay loading the player when I use an add-on)?

Type about:config, then set media.webm.enabled to 'false'. Works with Seamonkey, at least.

[KarMa]

Tried installing 48, but the override does nothing and Firefox seems to just ignore xpinstall.signatures.required - false. Installed 47 and that override works, so I'm sticking with 47 for now.

[mazinz]

Tried installing 48, but the override does nothing and Firefox seems to just ignore xpinstall.signatures.required - false. Installed 47 and that override works, so I'm sticking with 47 for now.

Along with the normal firefox 48, they also offer unbranded and nightly versions that still have the disable and keep up with the current version of firefox. Nightly is more so for developers and the unbranded is exactly the same as your normal firefox except that it does not display the name firefox or its logo and it offers the option to allow unsigned extensions.

Read their whole page below for more info and it also offers these special builds to download as well

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds