Hi List, I'm going to submit an application for the Google Summer of Code program with the hopes of working with the Mozilla Foundation. Specifically, I would like to enhance Mozilla Firefox's extensible architecture to make it more secure against malicious code. I was wondering if there is someone on this list who would be qualified (and interested!) as a mentor for this project, or if an individual could be recommended.
There is currently a paper in submission on the recent work I've done on this topic with my Ph.D. advisor and another graduate student. We have isolated some problem areas but have not had sufficient time and resources to address them all. The current work spans the Firefox Extension Manager, XUL Document loader, Spidermonkey, and more. I would like to extend the project to also incorporate parts of NSS and the Component Registrar. I am hopeful that the work can be completed in a way that would be acceptable for incorporation into the Firefox code base by working with Mozilla.org over the Summer. I'll be writing up a technical report on our initial work to accompany my application. Prior to that, please let me know if additional project details would be helpful with this inquiry. Sincerely, Mike Ter Louw Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science University of Illinois at Chicago [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ dev-security mailing list dev-security@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security
