Configure Firefox with Smart Card Reader in Ubuntu

Firefox in Ubuntu does not support Smart Card reader out box. In this tutorial, I used SCR3310 V2.0 as example. Reader my other post regarding how to set up this reader in Ubuntu and enable pcscd service.

1. We need libopensc.so.3 file from OpenSC package

#Install opensc
sudo apt-get install opensc

2. Open Firefox, click "Open Menu" >>"Preferences">>"Advanced">>"Certificates" >>"Security Devices">>"Load"

in the "Load PKCS#11 Device" window, put

Module Name: PIV Card Reader (or any name as you wish)
Module filename: "/usr/lib/opensc-pkcs11.so"

3. Restart Firefox you should be able to see all your certificates on PIV card under "Certificates">>"Your Certificate" tab.

Firefox Always Crashes in Ubuntu

Recently Firefox always crashes in my Ubuntu box. By looking at the crash report I noticed that add-ons might have something to do with the crash. However, the problem is still there after removing/disabling all add-ons. I even tried to update Firefox, that does not solve the problem neither. I then tried remove all contents related to Firefox and reinstalled it, and it seems fix the problem for me.

sudo apt-get --purge remove firefox
rm -rf ~/.mozilla/firefox/
sudo rm -rf  /usr/lib/firefox*
sudo apt-get install firefox

In Broswer Blog Editor: Scribefire-next

Have been using this program for in browser (Firefox) for a while it is kindly neat. In order to use this little program you need to link you blog account with it.

 Here is the developer’s website, you can download the most updated version from it.

http://www.scribefire.com/

Clear Firfox Address Bar History

To definitely clear your firefox address bar histories, you can follow these steps:

1. In the Location bar, enter about:config
2. Search for the preference browser.urlbar.maxRichResults.
3. Double-click the browser.urlbar.maxRichResults preference and enter a value of -1.
4. Close Firefox.
5. Start Firefox again.

Does this work for you?