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
4.63
(Rating count:
27)Review summary
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well for preventing port scanning
- Effective in blocking multiple scanning methods
- Generally enhances privacy and security
- Users appreciate its functionality when it works as intended
Cons
- Lacks whitelisting or exception features
- Settings do not persist after browser restarts
- Causes issues with certain applications (e.g., Jupyter notebooks)
- Can be overly restrictive, leading to usability problems on some sites
Most mentioned
- Whitelisting option needed
- Persistent settings issue
- Notifications re-enable themselves
- Browser boot-loop issue
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Recent rating average:
4.50
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-29 | Erector Set | | Brilliant and enlightening little project. Foolish that people take stars away for not fulfilling their specific use cases. Don't ding it, just leave your gripes in the comments. This deserves five stars. |
| 2024-11-13 | al3ph | | |
| 2024-09-27 | Firefox user 17429830 | | |
| 2024-09-02 | igorlogius | | |
| 2024-06-13 | Tod Robbins | | |
| 2024-05-27 | Secure Fox | | Good Project. Needs persistent settings. Gear Icon not available. |
| 2024-05-18 | Seän "frostbyte" Shepherd | | |
| 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 :) |
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