Port Authority

Blocks websites from using javascript to port scan your computer/network and dynamically blocks all LexisNexis endpoints from running their invasive data collection scripts.

Total ratings for Port Authority

4.60 (Rating count: 20)

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Pros

Prevents websites from port scanning
Blocks various methods of scanning including HTTP, HTTPS, and websockets
Works as intended

Cons

Notification settings not remembered after browser restart
Needs a whitelisting option for specific sites
Causes browser boot-loop for some users

Most mentioned

Needs a whitelisting option for specific sites
Notification settings not remembered after browser restart
Works as intended
Great at preventing websites from port scanning

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Recent reviews for Port Authority

Recent rating average: 4.60

All time rating average: 4.60

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-04-13	Brother Charles	Thank you, ACK-J - this little extension works well. However, I've only rated it 3 stars because sometimes it proves to be a somewhat counter-productive annoyance. This plugin really, really needs a "whitelisting" option. For example, I can't log in and use box(dot)com and a couple of other sites/services that I use to backup my files online, unless I remember to temporarily disable 'Port Authority'. Please add a whitelisting option - that will make it a fully 5 star extension.
2024-02-01	Edward	Works good! I didn't know so many websites tried to scan my local network O_o
2024-01-29	Kbabknight	I'm happy with this extension! However, the extension doesn't remember my choice to turn off notifications, so whenever I restart my browser it turns on again by default. Once this gets fixed, I'll give it 5 stars :)
2023-09-15	aniline	Notifications can't be disabled either globally or for individual sites. They re-enable themselves after the browser is restarted.
2023-09-09	geeknik
2023-09-06	Zapfenzieher	Works brilliantly! (Almost too well, sometimes; I want to allow my bank to port-scan me and I see from the code that I should be able to whitelist a domain but I don't see how. Better all than none, though.) [edited to add: just saw the release notes for v1.1.4 regarding temporary reversion. Got it.]
2023-08-30	Firefox user 17530236
2023-04-17	Anton Nesterov / Ntrf
2023-02-07	igorlogius
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