Pin Code or password Access for settings and extensions

Brave Feature Requests Desktop Requests
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Pin Code or password Access for settings and extensions.

I recommend a feature allowing users to lock access to the settings and extensions tabs.

This feature will allow parents or administrators to restrict access to the settings tab or restrict browser extensions from being installed.

Some additional security for stopping unwanted setting changes and blocking the ability to install unwanted or insecure extensions.

This would be more of a deterrent rather then security.

however this could potentially be something to help protect against browser cloning.

Thanks
Brave team.

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I would definetly like to see this feature implemented. Many need it but don’t know it yet.
i.e. I have a guy who’s a p**n addict and asked me to help him get rid of this habit. Having the ability to block the access to the browser’s settings is a huge bonus, besides all the countermeasures in place at the router. Same goes for mobile variant. Thanks in advance!

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This would be extremely helpful!

Our library is setting up a computer for the teens with limited internet access. I want to use the Brave browser by default so we can block ads on sites that are otherwise teen-friendly. However, I do not want the teens to be able to change the browser settings and unblock ads, etc.

I agree – please add a way to lock access to settings and extensions!

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Or even if we have kids. The new year starts tomorrow, and it would be a great way to start off the year on a new foot with helping them fight the addiction/habit.
The reason I chose Brave in the first place is because it makes blocking such sites easier than most other browsers - I just wish that there was a way to keep it that way.

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Very essential feature in this day and age.

+1 from me. :+1:

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In a Brave Browser New Window, go to: brave://policy and enable the ‘Show policies with no value set’ checkbox:

Show policies with no value set
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That allows you to see both the set, and the un-set, policies - the status of policies. For more info, this issue requires careful study of 2 websites:

At the Brave Support link, I suggest that you download the Brave Policy Templates (‘policy_templates.zip’) file: ‘https://brave-browser-downloads.s3.brave.com/latest/policy_templates.zip’

Expand that file. You will get a folder named ‘policy_templates’. Therein, open the ‘windows’ folder. Therein, open the ‘adm’ folder. Therein, open the ‘en-US’ folder. You can then open the ‘brave.adm’ file, by using a text editor.

The ‘brave.adm’ file is large, with a lot of information ← please do not panic. Search in that file, for ‘BlockExternalExtensions’ You should find the following section - notice the ‘VALUEON’ and ‘VALUEOFF’ numeric values:

BlockExternalExtensions_Policy
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The VALUEON numerical value of 1 means ‘true’ and also means ‘enabled’.
The VALUEOFF numerical value of 0 means ‘false’ and also means ‘disabled’.

Now, at the Google Group Policies (‘Chrome Enterprise policy list’) website, search for ‘BlockExternalExtensions’ . . . you should be able to find the section:

BlockExternalExtensions
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There, you can read about ‘BlockExternalExtensions’ and ‘Blocks external extensions from being installed’ >

  • ‘Setting this policy to Enabled blocks external extensions from being installed.’
  • ‘Setting this policy to Disabled or leaving it unset allows external extensions to be installed.’

On a Windows OS machine, you may be able to use the ‘Local Group Policy Editor’ mentioned at the Brave Support link. [I do not have a Windows OS machine handy, to run thru the steps.]

All the above, is a lesson on how to block a change of a Brave Browser feature/setting; and, an introduction to Brave Browser Group Policy settings.

You should back up your Windows OS Registry before editing any setting therein. You can also make a text version of the Windows OS Registry backup ← handy for searching and future reference.

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@289wk and what about Brave on Android?