Not expose credentials under Credential Management to JS?

Hi again WebAppSec!

Not exposing credentials under Credential Management to JavaScript was discussed briefly at TPAC. Both Apple and Mozilla raised concerns.
https://www.w3.org/2017/11/06-webappsec-minutes.html#item06 <https://www.w3.org/2017/11/06-webappsec-minutes.html#item06>

Since then we’ve learnt more about trackers exfiltrating credentials in the wild:
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2017/12/27/no-boundaries-for-user-identities-web-trackers-exploit-browser-login-managers/ <https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2017/12/27/no-boundaries-for-user-identities-web-trackers-exploit-browser-login-managers/>

… and web analytics accidentally exfiltrating passwords:
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/05/mixpanel-passwords/ <https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/05/mixpanel-passwords/>

In addition, several of us are debating the dangers of non-SRI 3rd-party scripts on the Twitters.

In light of these things, I would like to revisit the decision to expose credentials under Credential Management to JavaScript. If we could block them we could offer safer and more convenient logins than today. How do we get there?

   Regards, John

Received on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 05:27:13 UTC