How to configure Highstage as a trusted site in Firefox

Background

In this article, you will be introduced to the Firefox configuration to ad Highstage as a trusted site. By doing so, you do no longer have to enter credential every time that you access Highstage through Firefox.

Configuration

1. Open a new Firefox browser window.
2. Enter about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
3. Click Accept the Risk and Continue.
4. Click Show All
5. Find the following field in the list: network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris.
6. Edit the field to include the URL to your Highstage installation (ex. https://www.highstage.company.net).
7. Click the checkmark (✔️) to save your changes.
8. Access Highstage and enter login credentials.
9. Restart your browser.

The next time that you access Highstage, you should no longer be prompted to enter credentials to access Highstage.

Frequently Asked Questions

I entered a URL into the field, but I still have to enter credentials

Please ensure that you inputted the correct Highstage URL into the trusted field in the about:config. To ensure that you have inserted the proper Highstage URL, you can add more URL's to the field using ,.

Example: www.highstage.company.net,www.highstage.company.net/ts/,https://www.highstage.company.net/ts/ts/main/main.aspx

Here, we add a number of variations of the Highstage URL to ensure that they are all automatically authenticated in Firefox when accessed.