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I'd like to pin down exactly what our security model for resource: is, then implement that model.
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One post this week, Boris Zbarsky gives a summary the current setup for CheckLoadURI and asks for comments about whether that is the desired behaviour. No replies.
 
 
Right now, we treat resource: as equivalent to file: in some cases (nsScriptSecurityManager::CheckLoadURIFromScript) and equivalent to chrome: (not to be confused with "system principal" here!) in other cases (nsScriptSecurityManager::CheckLoadURIWithPrincipal, various XBL code).
 
 
 
In brief, the current setup for CheckLoadURI is:
 
 
 
1)  System principal can load anything.
 
 
 
2)  Anything that has nsIScriptSecurityManager::ALLOW_CHROME set can load chrome: and resource: (but not file:), no matter what the origin principal. This flag is set for stylesheet, xbl binding, image, and script loads.
 
 
 
3)  A non-system principal with a chrome: or resource: codebase is allowed to load file:, chrome:, and resource: URIs.
 
 
 
4)  file: URIs are not allowed to load resource: or chrome: URIs, modulo item 2.
 
 
 
5)  Any principal that has UniversalFileRead can load file: and resource: URIs, but not chrome:.
 
 
 
The question is what behavior we actually want.  For example, given the chrome: protocol handler changes to give all content chrome: channels a system principal, non-system chrome: basically means "skin". How does that affect the above setup, if at all?
 
 
 
I'd welcome any clarifications here.
 
 
 
-Boris
 

Revision as of 22:41, 28 September 2006

One post this week, Boris Zbarsky gives a summary the current setup for CheckLoadURI and asks for comments about whether that is the desired behaviour. No replies.