Re:NoScript is harmful and promotes malware
by hackuser on Sunday October 02, 2016 @06:34PM
(#12624628)
One advantage of uMatrix: You can filter based on host-destination pairs.
That is, in NoScript you can only filter based on the destination. For example, if you allow one site to run scripts from cloudfront.net, every site can. Effective the rules are,
DENY * *
ALLOW * cloudfront.net
In uMatrix, you can write rules based on host-destination pairs, permitting scripts from, e.g., cloudfront.net to run on your bank's website but not on any others:
DENY * *
ALLOW mybank.com cloudfront.net
Finally, you can filter by host & destination & function:
That is, in NoScript you can only filter based on the destination. For example, if you allow one site to run scripts from cloudfront.net, every site can. Effective the rules are,
In uMatrix, you can write rules based on host-destination pairs, permitting scripts from, e.g., cloudfront.net to run on your bank's website but not on any others: Finally, you can filter by host & destination & function: ... which would not allow plugins, images, CSS or anything else from cloudfront.net, only JavaScript.EDIT: Add, improve examples