Re: Iceweasel updates
On 2015-11-02 13:47:41 +0000, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 02 Nov 2015 at 14:17:39 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > The user's browser cannot compromise the site itself. But a security
> > bug may permit an attacker to get the user's login and password, and
> > neither the bank nor the user would like this.
>
> Would this obtaining of the password be before or after encryption
> takes place?
With an XSS[*] vulnerability, before.
[*] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
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