More like raccoons to oranges... 8)
On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 4:59 PM, der.hans <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 04. Jan, 2018 schwätzte Andrew McRobb so: > > moin moin Andrew, > > cool, sounds like having umatrix or NoScript blocking javascript is still > sufficient. > > Need to make sure <script> is blocked as well as the external JS. > > https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_scripts.asp > > ciao, > > der.hans > >> No, HTML5 is a markup at the end of the day. Comparing JS and HTML, is >> like >> comparing apples to oranges. All HTML5 does is include new tags to use >> when >> building a web app for you or search engines to use: >> https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_intro.asp. It doesn't at all handle >> any logic like JS would, if that's what you are asking. >> >> Same can almost go for CSS. It's a description language, it doesn't handle >> any logic (except for select queries). However, CSS is starting to >> implement variables, but you can only use those for *attributes*. Not >> write >> >> a fully functional app with CSS alone. >> >> Andrew McRobb >> Full-time Software Developer >> Part-time Freelancer >> mcrobb.info >> >> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 10:21 AM, der.hans <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> moin moin, >>> >>> I haven't paid much attention to HTML and CSS standards for many years. >>> >>> As I understand it, HTML5 is script-like to lesson use of javascript. >>> >>> Does that mean plain HTML ( no javascript ) is sufficient to exploit >>> browsers in light of #meltdown and #spectre ? >>> >>> https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations- >>> landing-new-class-timing-attack/ >>> >>> https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/ssca >>> >>> What about CSS? >>> >>> ciao, >>> >>> der.hans >>> -- >>> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >>> # As we enjoy great Advantages from the >>> # Inventions of others we should be glad of an >>> # Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours, >>> # and this we should do freely and generously. >>> # -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), on his refusal to patent his >>> inventions. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > > -- > # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org > # Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. > # We grow old by deserting our ideals. > # Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm > # wrinkles the soul. -- Samuel Ullman > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
