"Final" call for comment. Please reply-to dev-weba...@lists.mozilla.org with 
any major issues before COB Jun 04.

On Thursday, 10 May 2012 04:57:27 UTC+10, pther...@mozilla.com  wrote:
> (Please reply-to dev-weba...@lists.mozilla.org)
> 
> Name of API: Network Information API Sec
> Reference: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=677166
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/NetworkAPI
> 
> Brief purpose of API:
> General Use Cases:
> Read current bandwidth estimate or ask if connection is metered
> 
> Listen for connection change events
> 
> Inherent threats: Privacy (de-anonymize users based on connection change 
> events?)
> 
> Threat severity:Low
> 
> == Regular web content (unauthenticated) ==
> Use cases for unauthenticated code: Read current bandwidth estimate or 
> ask if connection is metered
> Authorization model for normal content: Read current bandwidth estimate 
> or ask if connection is metered
> Authorization model for installed content:
> Potential mitigations: Maybe fuzz the exact time of the network change 
> event in a similar manner to idle API.
> 
> == Trusted (authenticated by publisher) ==
> Use cases for authenticated code:As above
> Use cases for trusted code:
> Potential  mitigations:
> 
> == Certified (vouched for by trusted 3rd party) ==
> Use cases for certified code:  As above
> Authorization model:
> Potential mitigations:

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