Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 11 March 99

Foil 11 JavaScript Security

From Overview of JavaScript II -- From Cookies to Dynamical HTML CPS616 Technologies of the Information Age -- Spring Semester 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox (Tom Scavo)
1 When browsing the Web, two pieces of information are considered public: the IP address of the client and the type of browser. All other data are considered private. In particular,
  • JavaScript does not permit access to the client file system
  • JavaScript can not establish a direct connection to an arbitrary Internet host
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