The latter poses some security problems, though, which the native messaging API ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		lxgr 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I-cant-believe-its-not-webusb: Hacking around lack... The latter poses some security problems, though, which the native messaging API avoids (e.g. random websites being able to connect to the native application and pretending to be your extension).

vbezhenar 11 months ago [–]

When random websites connect to your application, you can (and should) inspect Referer header and filter out unwanted ones.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact