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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 ...
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Using iframes to sandbox untrusted code
I'm trying to create an extensible platform, where my site will provide a model and some views (both client-side, in the browser) and third party sites may add their own views as well. The goal here ...
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What is the point of the same-domain rule for xmlhttprequest when script tags/JSONP can cross domains?
I get that I don't want a page loaded from stackoverflow.com to be able to request gmail.com on my behalf and read my email--but this seems to be simply a cookie issue.
Since JSONP bypasses ...
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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 ...
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What servers or clients are immune to related-domain cookie attacks? (*.example.com)
In this question, I want to identify browsers, servers, or implementations that are immune from related domain cookie attacks (e.g. a.example.com vs b.example.com).
Lacking any tangible solution, ...
