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09/05/2021

10:50 AM Feature #26 (Closed): besides blocking scripts through csp, also block connections that needlessly fetch those scripts
Tentatively closed; the bug is no longer reproduceable on IceCat, LibreWolf, or Ungoogled Chromium (version to be not... jahoti
04:38 AM Feature #26: besides blocking scripts through csp, also block connections that needlessly fetch those scripts
I'll check if this is even an issue either today or in the next few days (if live scripts are never added to the acti... jahoti
05:12 AM Support #75: ServiceWorkers
The following script will deregister all service workers in a page (courtesy of <https://love2dev.com/blog/how-to-uni... jahoti
04:52 AM Feature #14: test with more browser forks (Abrowser, newest Parabola IceWeasel, LibreWolf)
> I am not so sure. Official mobile releases stopped at 38.6.0.
That complicates things. I'll see if I can find w...
jahoti
04:50 AM Feature #7: [Roadmap 34][Milestone] find some convenient way to automatically re-add intrinsic javascript
A hacky and flawed solution to this might be to simply scan the nodes and rever event-handler attribute blocking. jahoti
04:44 AM Feature #16 (Closed): create a repository to host scripts
See project:Hydrilla and the instance at [[https://api-demo.hachette-hydrilla.org]]. jahoti
04:29 AM Feature #66: Write tests
The basic infrastructure to support creating a "virtual network" in now in the `jahoti` branch, and can be used on it... jahoti
02:20 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> If any part of Hachette can be considered infrastructure trap, it's surely this CSP stuff. Having already done so m... jahoti

09/04/2021

01:40 AM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
> Btw, I noticed cookies don't work on non-HTML pages. This doesn't seem to be an issue as long as we assume the conc... jahoti
09:05 PM Bug #89 (Closed): Restore, to the extent necessary, the script sanitizing functionality
Merged to `master` koszko
08:50 PM Bug #89 (Closed): Restore, to the extent necessary, the script sanitizing functionality
Sanitizing of `<script>` tags was recently dropped because it seemed sufficient to rely on CSP rules being injected. ... koszko
07:36 PM Feature #88 (New): [Roadmap 6][Milestone] Allow payloads to also specify CSP rules that should be used instead of the original ones served by page
Note that this concerns CSP rules other than those for scripts. For scripts we always use a nonce
[Roadmap](/proje...
koszko
07:33 PM Bug #65 (Closed): When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
Merged to `master` koszko
12:36 PM Feature #11 (Closed): add some nice styling to settings page
Merged to `master` koszko
12:35 PM Feature #15 (Closed): make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
Merged to `master` koszko
12:35 PM Feature #23 (Closed): also implement support for whitelisting of non-https urls
Merged to `master` koszko
12:34 PM Feature #31 (Closed): add an option to disable script blocking globally
Merged to `master` koszko
12:34 PM Feature #49 (Closed): add some nice styling to popup
Merged to `master` koszko

09/03/2021

07:19 PM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
Modified StreamFilter code is now on `koszko-rethinked-meta-sanitizing`. The `policy` object now also contains inform... koszko
12:36 PM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
No, since under Chromium I've never actually seen our "document_start" content scripts start with DOM partially or fu... koszko
12:19 PM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
> Perhpas we could instead, in StreamFilter, just try running DOMParser over the first chunk of data and examining th... jahoti
11:17 AM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
Heuristics. That's bad... For us.
Even mere parsing of response headers is already risky because of some subtletie...
koszko
10:21 AM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
According to <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types#mime_sniffing>:
> In th...
jahoti
12:52 PM Feature #85: Make Haketilo use the same format as Hydrilla for import and export of settings
jahoti wrote:
> Is the Hydrilla format stable? If not, is it worth waiting for that first or should this be easy eno...
koszko
12:27 PM Feature #85: Make Haketilo use the same format as Hydrilla for import and export of settings
Is the Hydrilla format stable? If not, is it worth waiting for that first or should this be easy enough to do now? jahoti
12:50 PM Feature #14: test with more browser forks (Abrowser, newest Parabola IceWeasel, LibreWolf)
jahoti wrote:
> I suspect IceCat can be built on FSDG-compliant distros.
I am not so sure. Official mobile releas...
koszko
12:25 PM Feature #14: test with more browser forks (Abrowser, newest Parabola IceWeasel, LibreWolf)
I suspect IceCat can be built on FSDG-compliant distros. Ungoogled Chromium might have that option, yet it's pointles... jahoti
12:23 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
If any part of Hachette can be considered infrastructure trap, it's surely this CSP stuff. Having already done so muc... koszko
11:59 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> So we still need workarounds under Mozilla :/
How easy life would be if everything worked reasonably well!
> ...
jahoti
10:32 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> - On Chromium, nodes injected by content scripts are CSP-exempt, meaning CSP filtering is unnecessary (albeit harml... koszko
09:51 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
Sorry I didn't see your question! I distracted myself with researching around the topic (in the midst of general busy... jahoti
12:18 PM Feature #83: Also add ability to selectively block other types of content (e.g. fonts)
> I am not entirely sure the actual fetching of resources is also prevented by CSP. What I am sure would work, though... jahoti
11:44 AM Feature #83: Also add ability to selectively block other types of content (e.g. fonts)
I am not entirely sure the actual fetching of resources is also prevented by CSP. What I am sure would work, though, ... koszko
10:16 AM Feature #83: Also add ability to selectively block other types of content (e.g. fonts)
To summarise from the [full list of CSP directives](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content... jahoti

09/02/2021

09:37 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
I pushed some code for this to new `koszko-rethinked-meta-sanitizing` branch. I am not yet 100% sure this will work. ... koszko
09:05 PM Feature #85 (In Progress): Make Haketilo use the same format as Hydrilla for import and export of settings
I just realized it should be possible to access entire directories:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API...
koszko
06:37 PM Feature #31 (Resolved): add an option to disable script blocking globally
On `koszko-smuggle-policy` branch koszko

09/01/2021

02:18 PM Feature #11: add some nice styling to settings page
Import dialog is now also styled. All that's left is merging to `master` koszko
02:18 PM Feature #49: add some nice styling to popup
Install dialog is now also styled. All that's left is merging to `master` koszko
11:48 AM Feature #49: add some nice styling to popup
This is now also on `koszko-smuggle-policy` branch, except for the install dialog koszko
01:49 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
Did you have any success? koszko

08/31/2021

01:36 PM Feature #83 (New): Also add ability to selectively block other types of content (e.g. fonts)
Google uses fonts sites load from its servers for snooping. Blocking them causes relatively little issues (compared t... koszko
01:32 PM Feature #11: add some nice styling to settings page
Forgot to mention: this has been ready (except for settings import window) on `koszko-smuggle-policy` branch since ye... koszko

08/30/2021

12:13 PM Feature #14: test with more browser forks (Abrowser, newest Parabola IceWeasel, LibreWolf)
## Mobile version considerations
I don't have any Android device to test on, although it might be possible to use ...
koszko
12:02 PM Feature #82 (New): Style extension's pages for mobile usage
koszko
12:00 PM Feature #80 (New): Make Haketilo work with mobile versions of browsers
This is mostly the matter of apropriately styling extension's pages. Unfortunately, a libre mobile browser to test on... koszko

08/28/2021

08:56 AM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
> As for making sure we only filter relevant data, do any browsers try to guess mime types?
By guessing you mean a...
koszko
03:00 AM Support #78: Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
For the second point at least, I know NoScript operates on XML (and will check uBlock Origin for similar behavior). W... jahoti
08:48 AM Feature #13: find some way not to require each chrome user to modify manifest.json
> Wouldn't that still require each user to build the extension themselves?
It would. It would just be less hacky t...
koszko
02:54 AM Feature #13: find some way not to require each chrome user to modify manifest.json
> Using a synchronous AJAX call from the content script might allow us to use a bundled file as a secret
Wouldn't ...
jahoti

08/27/2021

10:58 AM Feature #79 (Closed): Improve the build script by using awk
Since writing `build.sh` I realized some things could be done a lot easier using awk koszko
10:56 AM Feature #23 (Resolved): also implement support for whitelisting of non-https urls
koszko
10:55 AM Feature #23: also implement support for whitelisting of non-https urls
`ftp://` is now also ready and pushed to this temporary branch. Changes will be merged together with completed Featur... koszko
10:12 AM Feature #23: also implement support for whitelisting of non-https urls
Support for the `file://` protocol is now on the `koszko-smuggle-policy` branch. I re-used the temporarily-unused app... koszko
10:32 AM Support #78 (Rejected): Investigate into how browsers handle files that are not HTML
Our tampering with HTML pages, including rewriting parts of them using the StreamFilter API, might cause problems whe... koszko
10:26 AM Feature #77: Check LibreJS is compatible with this extension.
# History before copying
koszko wrote:
> I assume by compatibility you mean the ability to run side-by-side with ...
koszko
10:26 AM Feature #77 (Closed): Check LibreJS is compatible with this extension.
Many swfreedom supporters prefer LibreJS' blocking mechanism. As there's good reason to expect compatability, it woul... koszko
10:07 AM Feature #13: find some way not to require each chrome user to modify manifest.json
Using a synchronous AJAX call from the content script might allow us to use a bundled file as a secret koszko

08/26/2021

03:55 PM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
> We could use webRequest to remove our cookies from request headers in case they happen to get there
Committed to...
koszko
09:54 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I'll try and do this today.
If it turns out to work, you should be able to use StreamFilter code from 6b53d6c840...
koszko

08/25/2021

12:07 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I instead implemented a hacky way that uses multiple invocations of DOMParser to find where page's <head> ends so t... jahoti
09:55 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
I instead implemented a hacky way that uses multiple invocations of DOMParser to find where page's `<head>` ends so t... koszko

08/23/2021

11:56 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I hate web browsers. It all grows waaaay more complex than I expected.
Which then wastes half one's energy remem...
jahoti
06:18 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I'll investigate possible workarounds for Mozilla.
I did.
* We can make a HTML on-the-fly "parser" by creating ...
koszko
11:14 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
The code that uses StreamFilter is now on my branch. The remaining issues are worth mentioning:
1. Under Chromium ...
koszko
11:17 AM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
> > Now there is real danger cookie will not get deleted for some reason and will get sent to server. Anyway, I think... koszko

08/21/2021

08:55 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
Had some issues again (document created with `DOMParser` can be written to under Chromium but not under IceCat 60). A... koszko

08/20/2021

01:04 PM Feature #15 (In Progress): make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> Maybe the *extension* should have been named Hydrilla- whenever one path gets cut off, two more grow in its place :... koszko
11:06 AM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
Thanks for pointing out. I'll fix it together with some bigger changes for issue 15 https://hachettebugs.koszko.org/i... koszko
07:20 AM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
> EDIT: Newest commit on my branch restores compatibility with IceCat 60. Testing on other browsers still welcome :)
...
jahoti

08/19/2021

01:49 AM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
> Now there is real danger cookie will not get deleted for some reason and will get sent to server. Anyway, I think t... jahoti

08/18/2021

08:57 PM Support #75 (Rejected): ServiceWorkers
Investigate into Service Workers. Find out if some additional measures need to be taken against them koszko
06:10 PM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
> Sounds like a winner (and much safer than dealing with the URL fragment)!
It is indeed way more convenient. Safe...
koszko

08/17/2021

01:19 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> Sad that I already wrote the toughest parts of that one :/
*Sigh* :/
At least you've got something to start w...
jahoti
07:50 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
UPDATE
Bad news (but read on!) - we cannot use `document.write()` this way from content script nor from any `<script...
koszko
01:13 AM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
Sounds like a winner (and much safer than dealing with the URL fragment)! That said, is there any way to deal with a ... jahoti
07:41 PM Bug #65: When a site fails to load, for example due to its IP address not being found, the injected value with settings remains in the URL
We should investigate if we can use `Set-Cookie` header instead of URL for policy smuggling
EDIT: Looks very promi...
koszko

08/16/2021

11:24 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I think it will take me a little while to understand exactly what magic you've pulled :).
All that's needed is t...
koszko

08/15/2021

12:47 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
That is genuine genius- I think it will take me a little while to understand exactly what magic you've pulled :). jahoti
09:08 AM Bug #53: Interference with existing CSP headers
No- feel free to delete the csp-PoC branch. jahoti

08/14/2021

01:03 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> A spurious `</script>` at the beginning of the document could cause serious issues with my method. There are, howev... koszko
09:42 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> > So, in the end, this will not only allow us to modify the offending csp rules but also impose script-blocking and... koszko
03:10 AM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
> I started looking for a solution and found out a very good thing. In Chromium at `document_start` we could stop unw... jahoti
10:21 AM Feature #17 (Closed): enable the extension to automatically fetch script substitutes from the repo
Tested with Google Drive fixes. Closing. Documentation will be added at some point. koszko
10:10 AM Bug #53 (Closed): Interference with existing CSP headers
Merged to master. You no longer need the `csp-PoC` branch, do you? koszko
02:25 AM Bug #53: Interference with existing CSP headers
> From what I tested today and yesterday[1], the experimental code in csp-PoC that's responsible for removing the CSP... jahoti

08/13/2021

06:03 PM Feature #29 (Closed): validate settings data on import
I did it as part of https://hachettebugs.koszko.org/issues/17
For now, it's on `koszko` branch
koszko
05:23 PM Bug #53: Interference with existing CSP headers
From what I tested today and yesterday[1], the experimental code in csp-PoC that's responsible for removing the CSP `... koszko
05:13 PM Feature #15: make sure page's own csp in <head> doesn't block our scripts
I see you tried to remove the offending `<meta>` csp tags in the csp-PoC branch. Unfortunately, to the extent I teste... koszko
12:51 PM Feature #34: improve CSP injection blocking
Update: we might be able to just inject `<meta>` at the very beginning of the document. Browsers seem to be able to d... koszko
 

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