ISSUE-17: Summarize security issues and related requirements for file API [FileSystem API] from Device APIs and Policy Working Group Issue Tracker on 2009-09-03 (public-device-apis@w3.org from September 2009)

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Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:23:05 +0000 (GMT)
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ISSUE-17: Summarize security issues and related requirements for file API [FileSystem API]

http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/track/issues/17

Raised by: Frederick Hirsch
On product: FileSystem API

Summarize threats and countermeasures related to file API, including issues related to file paths that are mount points, virtual devices etc, limitations on navigation in virtual file system that maps to real file system, (such as navigating out of the limited area, such as above root node), possible security issues related to file:// URIs ( see http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009JulSep/0697.html and thread)

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