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>Oh wait that is only for Chrome Apps. For extensions, they can literally update themselves anytime. Someone would just have to steal the certificate. Mozilla
by ls612 2y ago
>Oh wait that is only for Chrome Apps. For extensions, they can literally update themselves anytime. Someone would just have to steal the certificate.
Mozilla reviews signed extension updates. Something tells me uBO is one of the most scrutinized given how very many users it has.
>If an extension that reads all data uses a CDN (like CloudFlare) that CDN can execute a MITM attack against it and download new code, that would he catastrophic even if it was caught 1 day later.
My threat model doesn't include state actors targeting me specifically. Not sure much of anything works against that threat model besides maybe iOS in Lockdown Mode as your only device.
- EGreg 2y agoExtensions can simply download and update their own code, eg by loading new stuff from localStorage. I have seen Metamask update itself randomly, and it has access to read every website
- ls612 2y agoCrypto wallets in web browser extensions seems like an absolutely terrible idea compared to any of my example.