Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by tedunangst on Sunday May 05, 2019 @11:45AM
(#19833354)
Are we talking about Firefox extensions or something else?
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Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by crehn on Sunday May 05, 2019 @11:47AM
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Not sure of the Firefox implementation; just pointing out revocation isn't necessarily straightforward.
Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by tknkx on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:22PM
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The way I understand it is: certificate revocation is handled by checking OCSP servers, and OCSP servers can be programmed so they give different answers depending on the IP address of whomever is asking. In other words, it should be possible to disable all addons for a selected user by targeting him by IP address.
Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by soulofmischief on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:27PM
(#19833549)
That is such a massive security flaw, and if any other company had such a power over my browser experience I would drop their product immediately.
Mozilla, you've really been testing my patience for the last two years.
Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by crehn on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:39PM
(#19833601)
Seems that Firefox skips revocation checks for CA certs [1].
[1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Revocation_Checking_in_Firefox
Re:Tor Browser disabled NoScript, but can't update
by marcinzm on Sunday May 05, 2019 @01:40PM
(#19833918)
Where does it say that? The link says they centrally manage revocations using OneCRL and then push a single revocation list to browsers (independent of browser updates). Which means they can revoke any certificate they want using that mechanism.