Re: [whatwg] Controlling the User-Agent header from script

On 2014-10-13 15:53, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
> Per XMLHttpRequest User-Agent has been off limits for script. Should
> we keep it that way for fetch()? Would it be harmful to allow it to be
> omitted?
>
> https://github.com/slightlyoff/ServiceWorker/issues/399
>
> A possible attack I can think of would be an firewall situation that
> uses the User-Agent header as authentication check for certain
> resources.
>
>
That's a server security issue and not a browser one, attackers would 
never use a "nice" browser for attacks anyway,
what point is there in background checks for security guards if the 
window is always open so anyone can get in? ;)

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