Re: css3-fonts: should not dictate usage policy with respect to origin

On 6/30/11 6:55 PM, Glenn Adams wrote:
> if EvilCompany does not include an Origin header in its request

EvilCompany doesn't get to generate its request.  EvilCompany relies on 
requests the user's browser makes.

> if BigCompany does not respond to fetches not containing an Origin, then
> again EvilCompany can guess an origin that permits access, resulting in
> a fetch;

EvilCompany can't make direct requests to sites inside BigCompany's 
firewall.

> EvilCompany does not need to use a UA, but can construct their own HTTP
> client to accomplish this;

No, see above.

-Boris

Received on Friday, 1 July 2011 00:15:22 UTC