NB should read ... I want to allow users to install "safe" zipped files
"rvj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > After all these years I'm still uneasy about Mozilla security so can anyone > clarify ?? > > I want to allow users to install to "safe" zipped files > > My basic understanding is that all chrome references implicitly support > privileged operations > > Therefore I want to allow the installation of "chrome-like" zip files . > > > Such "safe" files have no security privileges so any XUL files or calls to > Mozilla interfaces will be ignored > > > Assuming this folder is called NonChrome > > Mozilla > Chrome > NonChrome > > then ANY users can install zipped files into NonChrome but STILL use the > chrome mechanism to refer to the zipped files without security issues. > > 1) Does this seem reasonable and does it mean > a) creating a "NonChrome" protocol?? > b) creating a separate "NonChrome" rdf directory and installation > mechanism?? > > 2) .. or is there a simpler solution ????????? > > > PS In an ideal word, I would like to have is a folder structure like > > Mozilla > Chrome > Privileged > NonPrivileged > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mozilla-security mailing list Mozilla-security@mozilla.org http://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-security