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diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index f6e90170e..3666ca425 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -5451,8 +5451,9 @@ pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", true);
pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false);
#endif
-// When a user cancels this number of authentication dialogs coming from
-// a single web page in a row, all following authentication dialogs will
-// be blocked (automatically canceled) for that page. The counter resets
-// when the page is reloaded. To turn this feature off, just set the limit to 0.
-pref("prompts.authentication_dialog_abuse_limit", 3);
+// DoS protection for HTTP Auth prompt spawning.
+// -1 = completely disable HTTP Auth prompting. (careful!)
+// 0 = disable this DoS protection
+// >0 = suppress further prompts after the user has canceled the dialog n times
+// See application preferences for appropriate defaults.
+pref("prompts.authentication_dialog_abuse_limit", 0);