Search for dissertations about: "Browser extensions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Browser extensions.

  2. 1. Information Flow for Web Security and Privacy

    Author : Alexander Sjösten; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; browser extensions; side-effectful libraries; information-flow control; web security; filter list generation; browser fingerprinting;

    Abstract : The use of libraries is prevalent in modern web development. But how to ensure sensitive data is not being leaked through these libraries? This is the first challenge this thesis aims to solve. READ MORE

  4. 2. Guarding the Boundary: Information Flow Tracking in the Presence of Libraries

    Author : Alexander Sjösten; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; web security; browser extensions; large-scale study; language-based security; information-flow control; side-effectful libraries;

    Abstract : In modern software development, the use of libraries is prevalent. Libraries pose a big security challenge. How can we ensure that sensitive data is not being leaked through libraries? This is the first question of the thesis. READ MORE

  5. 3. Securing the Next Generation Web

    Author : Benjamin Eriksson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Browser extensions; Input validation; Web Application Security; Content Security Policy; Vulnerabilities; Android Automotive; Web application scanning;

    Abstract : With the ever-increasing digitalization of society, the need for secure systems is growing. While some security features, like HTTPS, are popular, securing web applications, and the clients we use to interact with them remains difficult. To secure web applications we focus on both the client-side and server-side. READ MORE

  6. 4. Content Security for Web Applications

    Author : Daniel Hausknecht; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; content security policy; web security; browser security; empirical study;

    Abstract : This thesis puts the focus on security problems related to web applications and web browsers by analyzing real-world web applications and modern client-side security mechanisms. For the latter, we mostly look at practical issues related to Content Security Policy (CSP) enforcement in web browsers. READ MORE

  7. 5. Web Application Content Security

    Author : Daniel Hausknecht; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Content Security Policy; crawling; web application security; web security; client side; security HTTP headers;

    Abstract : The web has become ubiquitous in modern lives. People go online to stay in contact with their friends or to manage their bank account. With lots of different sensitive information handled by web applications securing them naturally becomes important. READ MORE