[tor-bugs] #27887 [- Select a component]: Use sane about:config value: network.IDN_show_punycode = true

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#27887: Use sane about:config value: network.IDN_show_punycode = true
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 Reporter:  floweb       |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium       |      Component:  - Select a component
  Version:               |       Severity:  Normal
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 While reading through various about:config security hardening guides, I
 found several bad default values for the Tor Browser:

 - network.IDN_show_punycode = true
   - Not rendering IDNs as their punycode equivalent leaves you open to
 phishing attacks that can be very difficult to notice. Source

 (This issue was split from
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27059)

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