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You can use the Native Messaging API. Password Managers used to use a localhost listener, but it's less safe than Native Messaging. But if you stick with the H
by euroclydon 8y ago
You can use the Native Messaging API. Password Managers used to use a localhost listener, but it's less safe than Native Messaging.
But if you stick with the HTTP listener, as someone else mentioned, while you're installing your app, you can edit the user's host file to add a domain name to the loopback adapter, and then you can also create a one-off SSL cert for the computer.
- jcoffland 8y agoThanks, I did not know about Native Messaging API. Unfortunately it appears to be only supported by Chrome.
- amaccuish 8y agoHi there. Sorry I'm a bit late, but Firefox definitely supports native messaging with their new WebExtensions architecture; the extension I use with my Estonian ID card uses native message to talk to a native component, which in turn talks to my card.