Improved Security In the Works for Firefox
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/20/new_firefox_security_protections">The Register</a>, <a href="http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9086458&intsrc=hm_list">Computerworld</a>
Firefox developers are working to secure the browser with two new technologies they say will prevent the most prevalent types of Web site attacks.The first protection is designed to minimize end users' risk to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and cross-site request forgeries by enabling developers to white-list which domains can initiate or answer cross-site requests for code, cookies and other site resources. The second protection takes aim at DNS rebinding attacks by safeguarding routers and other devices barricaded behind firewalls with a wall that prevent public sites from accessing private resources on a company's intranet.
The technologies are still in their early stages. Meanwhile, Mozilla on Friday moved forward with the rollout of Firefox Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which includes performance enhancements, user interface changes, stability and compatibility fixes since the last beta.The Register, Computerworld
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