WebUSB Extension for Firefox
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WebUSB Extension for Firefox
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Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#2No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#3No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
And I'll just fire up a chrome instance which I specifically keep for when my daily driver firefox decides to spazz out and not implement basics in 2026 :'(
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#4Looks to be a great proof of concept. No, running a standalone executable alongside the browser is not the way you'd want to do WebUSB. But it's great to see someone working on it.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#5No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
The security implications of not having WebUSB are having to install untrustworthy native drivers every time you want to interface with a USB device.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#6No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
And I'll just fire up a chrome instance which I specifically keep for when my daily driver firefox decides to spazz out and not implement basics in 2026 :'(
How do you make sure that technically illiterate people don't just click away the requestDevice() popup? IMHO a browser offering device level USB access is a security nightmare and there is no way this can ever be made safe and convenient at the same time.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#7No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
What are the security implications this raises that downloading native programs (needed for example to flash my smartphone) doesn't raise?
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#8No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
The security implications of not having WebUSB are having to install untrustworthy native drivers every time you want to interface with a USB device.
That sounds like a Windows problem.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
And I'll just fire up a chrome instance which I specifically keep for when my daily driver firefox decides to spazz out and not implement basics in 2026 :'(
How do you make sure that technically illiterate people don't just click away the requestDevice() popup? IMHO a browser offering device level USB access is a security nightmare and there is no way this can ever be made safe and convenient at the same time.
They can click everything away, so maybe educate them or buy an ios device for your relatives instead of breaking computing for everyone else.
Re: WebUSB Extension for Firefox
#10No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.
The security implications of not having WebUSB are having to install untrustworthy native drivers every time you want to interface with a USB device.
You can have userspace drivers for usb devices in Linux