Tagged Questions
0
votes
1answer
99 views
How does DOCTYPE selection affect security of my AJAX app?
I'm considering using modern techniques to protect my Javascript code and am studying how the DOCTYPE element selection may impact that. Specifically, the linked question used IFrames which are not ...
10
votes
1answer
369 views
How can I embed iframe securely without restricting its functionality?
I'd want to embed an iframe from untrusted site into web application. Iframe:
should be able to run Javascript and browser plugins (Flash, etc.)
should not be able to access my web application ...
8
votes
2answers
187 views
User-specific Subdomains : JavaScript security
If I provide a public-facing website for users on my website at their own subdomain (e.g. bob.myapp.com) under their own control, can I allow them to execute arbitrary JavaScript without putting my ...
3
votes
1answer
135 views
Client-side cross-site access in SSL environment - when it's still possible to do?
I'm trying to imagine an secure sandboxed environment for an application which is big and unexplored, and may contain backdoors. It would live under chroot/virtual environment with no outgoing ...
18
votes
2answers
3k views
Why is the same origin policy so important?
I can't really fully understand what same origin domain means. I know it means that when getting a resource from another domain (say a JS file) it will run from the context of the domain that serves ...
