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Treat file:// URLs as having unique origin

Category

Security

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 45)

Intent stage

None

Summary

Similar to sandboxed iframes and data: URLs, treat file:// URLs as having unique origin.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6454#section-4
• Firefox: No signal
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/455882

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