The combined address box and search bar at the top of the Chrome window is called the omnibox. The icon and optional verbose state text adjacent to that icon are collectively known as the Security Chip: The security chip can render in a number of states, depending on the status of the page: Secure –Continue reading “Security UI in Chrome”
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Useful Resources when Developing Chrome Extensions
I’ve built a handful of Chrome extensions this year, and I wrote up some of what I learned in a post back in March. Since then, I’ve found two more tricks that have proved useful. First, the Chrome Canary channel includes a handy extension error console to quickly expose extension errors. Update: This feature is nowContinue reading “Useful Resources when Developing Chrome Extensions”
Bolstering HTTPS Security
Last Update: 26 October 2023 When #MovingToHTTPS, the first step is to obtain the necessary certificates for your domains and enable HTTPS on your webserver. After your site is fully HTTPS, there are some other configuration changes you should consider to further enhance the site’s security. Validate Basic Configuration First, use SSLLab’s Server Test toContinue reading “Bolstering HTTPS Security”
Building the moarTLS Analyzer
I’m passionate about building tools that help developers and testers discover, analyze, and fix problems with their sites. Some of the first code I ever released was a set of trivial JavaScript-based browser extensions for IE5. I later used the more powerful COM-based extensibility model to hack together some add-ons that would log ActiveX controlsContinue reading “Building the moarTLS Analyzer”
Putting Users First
When I worked on Internet Explorer, the team was proud of the fact that we could claim to be more aligned with our users’ goals than either of our major competitors (both of whom were funded almost entirely by advertising). IE, the story went, was paid for by users who purchased Windows, and thus ourContinue reading “Putting Users First”