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diff --git a/doc/todo/finer_control_over___60__object___47____62__s.mdwn b/doc/todo/finer_control_over___60__object___47____62__s.mdwn index 0ca949954..50c4d43bf 100644 --- a/doc/todo/finer_control_over___60__object___47____62__s.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/finer_control_over___60__object___47____62__s.mdwn @@ -57,10 +57,23 @@ For Ikiwiki, it may be nice to be able to restrict [URI's][URI] (as required by >> `usemap`) should make `object` almost as harmless as, say, `img`. >>> But with local data, one could not embed youtube videos, which surely ->>> is the most obvious use case? Note that youtube embedding uses an +>>> is the most obvious use case? + +>>>> Allowing a “remote” object to render on one's page is a + security issue by itself. + Though, of course, having an explicit whitelist of URI's may make + this issue more tolerable. + — [[Ivan_Shmakov]], 2010-03-12Z. + +>>> Note that youtube embedding uses an >>> object element with no classid. The swf file is provided via an >>> enclosed param element. --[[Joey]] +>>>> I've just checked a random video on YouTube and I see that the + `.swf` file is provided via an enclosed `embed` element. Whether + to allow those or not is a different issue. + — [[Ivan_Shmakov]], 2010-03-12Z. + >> (Though it certainly won't solve the [[SVG_problem|/todo/SVG]] being >> restricted in such a way.) |