Security News > 2020 > March > Mozilla to Remove Support for FTP in Firefox

Mozilla is getting ready to remove support for the File Transfer Protocol from the Firefox web browser due to security concerns.

The Internet giant aims to completely remove support for FTP in Chrome 82.

Mozilla too is considering removing support for the FTP protocol from its browser, Mozilla developer Michal Novotny revealed this week in a post on the mozilla.

According to Novotny, FTP will be turned off by default in Firefox 77, although it would be enabled by default in version 78 ESR. Furthermore, the developer said, the code will be completely removed from Firefox at the beginning of 2021.

The plan to remove support for the insecure protocol is not surprising, given Mozilla's focus on keeping its users secure, including by enabling DNS-over-HTTPS by default for users in the United States.

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