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What makes you believe they put it there on purpose? It appears to have a genuine (if insecure) purpose. Even the researcher's message on seclists implies he th

• alexanderpas 14y ago
  it's completely unneeded. I can launch Steam games from my browser without any plugins. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_browser_protocol https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_browser_proto...
  • DavidPP 14y ago
    Well those games are not only sold through Steam you know so they still "needed" this feature to work without Steam.
  • cgbystrom 14y ago
    Protocol handlers are a pretty shitty way of interfacing with desktop apps. There's no two-way communication and no error handling. Lots of potential screw-ups and incompatibility issues will/can happen. Sure, they don't require a browser plugin but that's about the only advantage.