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Correct. But that's a really weird use case, and one which deserves some attention to security. The local network can contain untrusted devices (or devices whic
by duskwuff 6y ago
Correct. But that's a really weird use case, and one which deserves some attention to security. The local network can contain untrusted devices (or devices which can be subverted into behaving in untrustworthy ways), after all; it's no more appropriate to allow one of them to access a daemon running on localhost than it would be to allow an arbitrary web site to do so.
- xg15 6y agoI still have to consciously open the devices' web page in my browser. Why is it fine for a random web page served from the other side of the world to make that connection but not for a web page served from a device sitting next to me?