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[OT] signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true ..... Re: Easiest way to elevate privs for a remote XUL app?
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Tei
Jun 24, 2008, 5:27:38 AM6/24/08
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On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Christophe Charron
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> On 22 juin, 00:28, u...@domain.invalid wrote:
>> So I am developing a remote XUL app that needs elevated privs on the
>> machine so I can use various XPCOM functionality. I understand you can
>> buy certificates, but this is in development and that seems awfully
>> troublesome for an application that isn't even live yet. Is there a way
>> to easily raise the privileges or generate and install my own cert (like
>> when you use a self-generated SSL cert for the web)?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>> -Jon
>
> Hi,
> you might set signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true and be
> careful.
<christophe....@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22 juin, 00:28, u...@domain.invalid wrote:
>> So I am developing a remote XUL app that needs elevated privs on the
>> machine so I can use various XPCOM functionality. I understand you can
>> buy certificates, but this is in development and that seems awfully
>> troublesome for an application that isn't even live yet. Is there a way
>> to easily raise the privileges or generate and install my own cert (like
>> when you use a self-generated SSL cert for the web)?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>> -Jon
>
> Hi,
> you might set signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true and be
> careful.
Spanish official "Programa Padre" (mandatory for all spanish) ask to
set that to true. What is the result of that? how that decrease
safety?
Neil
Jun 24, 2008, 7:27:14 AM6/24/08
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Tei wrote:
It allows you to give websites full access to your computer in one easy
click.
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Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
Christophe Charron
Jun 24, 2008, 12:38:13 PM6/24/08
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> >On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Christophe Charron <christophe.charron....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>you might set signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true and be careful.
>
> >Spanish official "Programa Padre" (mandatory for all spanish) ask to set that to true. What is the result of that? how that decrease safety?
>
> It allows you to give websites full access to your computer in one easy
> click.
>
> --
> Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
>
> >>you might set signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true and be careful.
>
> >Spanish official "Programa Padre" (mandatory for all spanish) ask to set that to true. What is the result of that? how that decrease safety?
>
> It allows you to give websites full access to your computer in one easy
> click.
>
> --
> Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
I should have said instead of "be careful" "be very very careful" even
if the initial demand was for a development case ...
us...@domain.invalid
Jun 24, 2008, 3:07:37 PM6/24/08
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Well this is actually for a xulrunner app, not run within firefox, so
the necessary change would not be within the browser. But I do
understand the issues/worries, thanks.
-Jon
Tei
Jun 25, 2008, 4:31:32 AM6/25/08
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So, you give full control of your computer to a website, but still
need to acept a modal dialog?
Humm...
thanks!.
--Tei
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