Re: XHR without user credentials

On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:38:47 +0200, Tyler Close <tyler.close@gmail.com> wrote:
> So requests from XMLHttpRequest have an Origin header, and requests
> from GuestXMLHttpRequest don't. The server should treat requests
> coming from GuestXMLHttpRequest as bits arriving from an unknown
> client (ie: a "guest"), and so only authorize them based on
> information explicitly included in the request.

FWIW, I think we need a little more motivation for GuestXMLHttpRequest. It seems to me that a seamless sandboxed <iframe> addresses the use case brought forward and does so better (and more complete) than adding a new constructor for XMLHttpRequest.


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Received on Tuesday, 9 June 2009 19:10:38 UTC