The Same Origin Policy - Hacker History

In 1995 Netscape invented JavaScript (LiveScript) and it marked the start of client-side web security issues. In this video we explore this history and learn about the same origin policy (SOP).

Cookies Explained: https://web.archive.org/web/199706052...
Netscape 2.0b1 LiveScript: https://web.archive.org/web/200212121...
Netscape 2.0b2 JavaScript: https://web.archive.org/web/200412111...
JavaScript Documentation: https://web.archive.org/web/199706132...
Netscape 2.02 Security Fixes: https://web.archive.org/web/200307111...
Netscape 3: https://web.archive.org/web/200208081...
Bugtraq Java Applet RCE: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1996/Jun/27

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Motivation
00:43 - How the Internet Works
01:43 - Online Services in 1994/95
03:08 - JavaScript Released in 1995
04:40 - HTML frames and framesets
05:16 - Cross-Domain Attack Example
06:54 - Fixing the Attack
08:00 - The First Web Exploit?
08:37 - The Same Origin Policy (SOP)
09:35 - Historical Context: Crashes, Java Applets, ...
11:06 - Outro and Shoutout

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