Disable cross domain web security in Firefox

Question

In Firefox, how do I do the equivalent of --disable-web-security in Chrome. This has been posted a lot, but never a true answer. Most are links to add-ons (some

Answer 1

While the question mentions Chrome and Firefox, there are other software without cross domain security. I mention it for people who ignore that such software exists.

For example, PhantomJS is an engine for browser automation, it supports cross domain security deactivation.

phantomjs.exe --web-security=no script.js

See this other comment of mine: Userscript to bypass same-origin policy for accessing nested iframes

Answer 2

Almost everywhere you look, people refer to the about:config and the security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy. Sometimes also the network.http.refere.XOriginPolicy.

For me, none of these seem to have any effect.

This comment implies there is no built-in way in Firefox to do this (as of 2/8/14).