1 [[!meta date="Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000"]]
2 [[!meta title="Tor Browser not safe without manual action"]]
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5 [[!tag security/fixed]]
7 <div class="caution">Tor Browser in Tails 3.13.1 is not safe to use
8 without taking the manual steps listed below each time you start
11 Starting from Friday May 3, a problem in *Firefox* and *Tor Browser*
12 disabled all add-ons, especially *NoScript* which is used to:
14 - Strengthen *Tor Browser* against some JavaScript attacks that can lead
15 to compromised accounts and credentials on websites.
17 - Enable or disable JavaScript on some websites using the *NoScript*
18 interface, if you use it.
20 If *NoScript* is activated, the *NoScript* icon appears in the top-right corner
21 and *Tor Browser* is safe:
23 [[!img news/version_3.13.2/with-noscript.png alt="" link="no"]]
25 If *NoScript* is deactivated, the *NoScript* icon is absent from the top-right corner and *Tor Browser* is unsafe:
27 [[!img news/version_3.13.2/without-noscript.png alt="" link="no"]]
29 ## Activate *NoScript* manually
31 To secure *Tor Browser* in Tails 3.13.1 or earlier, you must activate
32 *NoScript* every time you start Tails:
34 1. Open the address <span class="command">about:config</span> in *Tor
37 [[!img news/version_3.13.2/about-config.png link="no"]]
39 1. Click the **I accept the risk!** button.
41 1. At the top of the page, search for
42 <span class="command">xpinstall.signatures.required</span>.
44 1. Double-click on the **xpinstall.signatures.required** line in the
45 results to set its value to **false**.
47 1. Verify that *NoScript* is activated again.
49 [[!img news/version_3.13.2/xpinstall-false.png link="no"]]