[RESOLVED] Question about disabling script blocking

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ROCKNROLLKID
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[RESOLVED] Question about disabling script blocking

Post by ROCKNROLLKID »

Hello. I have created an account her to ask this one question. When you remove No script it asks if you want to disable script blocking. I want to know, what is and is not being protected if you disable script blocking? What will change when it is disabled? Will I still have XSS, clickjacking, and CSRF protection? Please be specific and detailed as possible as it helps me better understand this process. Thank you for your help.
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barbaz
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Re: Question about disabling script blocking

Post by barbaz »

I think that disabling script blocking from that warning is equivalent to going NoScript menu > Allow Scripts Globally (dangerous)
So the only change is that sites are default-allowed, not default-denied
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
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ROCKNROLLKID
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Re: Question about disabling script blocking

Post by ROCKNROLLKID »

Thanks for your response, but you didn't answer my other questions. You said "the only change is that sites are default-allowed, not default-denied". I want to know if I am still getting XSS, CSRF, and clickjacking protection even if it is disabled and how it is protecting those areas if script blocking is disabled?
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barbaz
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Re: Question about disabling script blocking

Post by barbaz »

If you didn't turn those protections off manually you still have them. They are separate from script blocking (but XSS protection is stricter from non-allowed site to allowed site than between two allowed sites) and are designed to work regardless the script enabled state of the page.
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
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ROCKNROLLKID
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Re: Question about disabling script blocking

Post by ROCKNROLLKID »

Thank you. That answer my questions. I am glad it is like this because I find the script blocking to be an annoyance.
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