Specifying Per-Site Policy with Chromium’s URL Filter Format

Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge make very limited use of Windows Security Zones. Instead, most permissions and features that offer administrators per-site configuration via policy rely on lists of rules in the URL Filter Format. Filters are expressed in a syntax (Chrome Doc, Edge Doc) that is similar to other types of globbing rules, butContinue reading “Specifying Per-Site Policy with Chromium’s URL Filter Format”

Security Zones in Edge

Last updated: 9 February 2023 Browsers As Decision Makers As a part of every page load, browsers have to make dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of decisions — should a particular API be available? Should a resource load be permitted? Should script be allowed to run? Should video be allowed to start playing automatically? ShouldContinue reading “Security Zones in Edge”