How to re-enable Extended Validation (EV) indicators in Mozilla Firefox
This tutorial will help you in restoring the Green padlock icon for secure HTTPS websites in the Mozilla Firefox address bar. It'll also help you in showing
Extended Validation (EV) certificate name in the address bar if a website provides this information.
Background:
Mozilla launched a change recently in Firefox that changed the green padlock icon to a gray icon and removed the EV certificate information from the browser's address bar entirely. The organization revealed plans in August 2019 to change the information that Firefox displays in the address bar in regards to sites using HTTPS and implemented the change in Firefox 70 released recently. It is first offered to Release channel users on October 22, 2019.For more details see the Firefox Security & Privacy Engineer blog: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/10/15/improved-security-and-privacy-indicators-in-firefox-70/
Part 1 of 2: Making Firefox's padlock icon green again
Firefox comes with built-in configuration options to restore the green padlock icon. Here is what you need to do:1. Load Firefox Browser and type in about: config in the address bar.
2. You will be prompted to accept the risk, confirm that you click I accept the risk!
3. Use the search at the top to find security.secure_connection_icon_color_gray.
4. Right-click on the entry for security.secure_connection_icon_color_gray.
5. Click on Toggle the preference so that its value is FALSE.
Note: The change is applied immediately, a browser restart is not required. You should notice that all sites that use secure connections
are displayed with a green padlock icon again in the Firefox address bar.
To restore the gray icon, set the value of the preference to TRUE instead.
Part 2 of 2: Restoring Extended Validation Certificate information in Firefox
1. Load Firefox Browser and type in about: config in the address bar.2. You will be prompted to accept the risk, confirm that you click I accept the risk!
3. Use the search at the top to find security.identityblock.show_extended_validation
4. Right-click on the entry for security.identityblock.show_extended_validation
5. Click on Toggle the preference so that its value is TRUE.
Note: The change is applied immediately. If you don't see it right away try to refresh the site in question. You may set the value of the
preference to FALSE to restore the default.
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NOTE: It is very important that international callers dial the UITF format exactly as indicated. Do not dial an extra "1" before the "800" or your
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| Country | Number |
| Australia | 0011 - 800-3687-7863 1-800-767-513 |
| Austria | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Belgium | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Denmark | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Finland | 990 - 800-3687-7863 (Telecom Finland) 00 - 800-3687-7863 (Finnet) |
| France | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Germany | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Hong Kong | 001 - 800-3687-7863 (Voice) 002 - 800-3687-7863 (Fax) |
| Ireland | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Israel | 014 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Italy | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Japan | 001 - 800-3687-7863 (KDD) 004 - 800-3687-7863 (ITJ) 0061 - 800-3687-7863 (IDC) |
| Korea | 001 - 800-3687-7863 (Korea Telecom) 002 - 800-3687-7863 (Dacom) |
| Malaysia | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Netherlands | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| New Zealand | 00 - 800-3687-7863 0800-4413101 |
| Norway | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Singapore | 001 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Spain | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
| Sweden | 00 - 800-3687-7863 (Telia) 00 - 800-3687-7863 (Tele2) |
| Switzerland | 00 - 800-3687-7863 |
