[tor-bugs] #32481 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Backport 1571003

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#32481: Backport 1571003
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     Reporter:  sysrqb                    |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
                                          |  TorBrowserTeam201911
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 "Basic auth confirmation prompt spam / DOS"

 It's a relatively basic patch, they add a pref for enabling the prompt and
 then set the pref a false, by default. They uplifted the patch to beta, so
 it'll be in release in a few weeks. We could apply it and let is bake in
 alpha for one cycle, and then release in January. Maybe Mozilla will have
 a better understanding of the impact by then (see
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1594613).

 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1571003

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