> That seems kinda crazy... NPAPI has unrestricted access to the user's machine 
> as far as I know.

As opposed to ... ?  Executable code is Executable code, no matter how you 
slice it.

Incidentally, I believe your statement is incorrect - WebKit plugins can only 
be run in-process (i.e., inside Safari), whereas NPAPI plugins can run 
out-of-process (and thus as a users without privileges or in a tighter 
sandbox).  That seems completely the opposite of what you're suggesting.

See Also: 
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/InternetWeb/Conceptual/WebKit_PluginProgTopic/Tasks/WebKitPlugins.html
 

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Christopher Wright
christopher_wri...@apple.com




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