On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Boris Zbarsky <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/2/11 2:51 PM, Diego Perini wrote: >> >> Of course this require file security privileges >> (security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy = true) > > You mean false. >
Yes, need to set that to "false" to have those privileges. > That option is there for testing purposes only. If you're asking users to > change them, you're asking them to leave their browser exploitable. Please > don't do that. > I am switching that bit on/off when I need it (and the RS232/USB device is connected), I am not asking others to do it. I hope this feature/capability does not disappear without alternatives in next versions of Firefox (or next time I will just have to shut-up). Mostly I am looking for other browser to implement this serial access like Firefox does, with security as one of the top objectives. This also means limit what other plug-ins can currently do on user machines ! For example can Flash overcome this restriction and access the devices through the "file:" protocol ? -- Diego > -Boris >
