View Single Post
  #13 (permalink)  
Old 09-03-2008, 06:17 PM
kgun's Avatar
kgun kgun is offline
WebProWorld 1,000+ Club
WebProWorld MVP
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Norway
Posts: 5,681
kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9kgun RepRank 9
Default Re: Google defines "Sandboxing"

Quote:
Originally Posted by wige View Post
Several things about Chrome's security model stand out to me, not the least of which is their sandbox approach. This would limit the possibility of a site in one tab (process) from communicating with another, preventing malicious scripts from affecting other sites. The approach to permissions seems interesting as well. By limiting the read and write capabilities of these processes, it may hinder the functionality of certain types of spyware.
My bolding. That is a least requirement.

Quote:
Originally Posted by wige View Post
However, since Javascript, applets and plugins all seem to share processes, this could be an easy attack vector.
I also noted the use of JavaScript.


Quote:
Originally Posted by wige View Post
Only time, and an army of hackers better than I, will tell.
I agree, since the security model is new and not fully understood, I would let doubt be an advantage to the old and tested browsers.

Google:
online scam OR fraud cost usa OR world billions
Reply With Quote