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For questions relating to cryptography and IT security. This can be computer, network, or database security.

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Why should I purchase an SSL certificate for custom domain?

You pay a certificate authority (CA) to sign a certificate that certifies that a particular public key corresponds to a particular host name that you control. You don't need a signed certificate to a …
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Why is Google blocking users from accessing their local file system in Chromium?

you need to write a small, three-line manifest.json file [1] that specifies the name of your application, but if you want to use multiple local files as a local Web application, it makes some sense, security-wise …
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Security Risks of Unsigned ClickOnce Manifests

I imagine the risks are the same as using any unsigned executable. The reason that it's okay to download the application over an intranet is that you trust the network hardware (and people who have ac …
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How do web servers enforce the same-origin policy?

The same origin policy is a wholly client-based restriction, and is primarily engineered to protect users, not services. All or most browsers include a command-line switch or configuration option to t …
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