Re: Plugin whitelist

On 3/6/14 6:14 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> Can users whitelist plugins that are identified in the user's Helper
> Applications list?
If they are actually plugins and show up in the addon manager, yes.
>    Will this be automated?
I'm not sure exactly what this means, but I'm guessing the answer is 
"no, probably not".
>
> Can I whitelist plugins globally instead of for specified URIs?
Yes, unless the plugin is "known insecure" in the blocklist. The user 
can go into the addon manager and switch any plugin from "Ask to 
Activate" to "Always Activate".
>    I have
> some plugins that are used by a large number of Web sites.  It appears
> that the AVG SiteSafety plugin (npsitesafety.dll) operates on ALL Web
> sites.
That is surprising and probably indicates that AVG is injecting content 
into the page, which I would say is a compatibility and security hazard. 
In any case the above answer still applies.

--BDS