Is it secure to share an access token via HTML5 messaging API between various iframes?

I have a main website that embeds 3 other websites via iframes (legacy systems providing various functionalities with a user interface). Currently the user has to authenticate with each of the system despite that they are all using the sam… Continue reading Is it secure to share an access token via HTML5 messaging API between various iframes?

Chrome Defaults to HTML5 over Adobe Flash Starting in Q4

Google has announced that hacker-favorite Adobe Flash Player will no longer, as of Q4, be the default in Chrome. Instead, Chrome will default to HTML5. Continue reading Chrome Defaults to HTML5 over Adobe Flash Starting in Q4

Youtube.com trying to extract HTML5 canvas data: is Youtube trying to fingerprint users’ browser?

While trying to watch a Youtube videos using Tor browser, the Tor browser opens an alert window:

This website (www.youtube.com) attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data, which may be used to uniquely identify your compu… Continue reading Youtube.com trying to extract HTML5 canvas data: is Youtube trying to fingerprint users’ browser?

Alternatives to HTML’s deprecated <keygen> for client certs?

The keygen tag is used to make browsers generate private keys and POST the resulting CSR to the server, which can then issue a certificate. It’s now been deprecated, for rather stupid reasons but that’s besides the point.

So, what are the… Continue reading Alternatives to HTML’s deprecated <keygen> for client certs?