w3c/csswg-drafts

[cssom-view] Mark potential fingerprinting vectors

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#1,205 opened on Apr 11, 2017

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Description

There are some comments about fingerprinting in CSSOM View. It's better to make them more visible, perhaps by using this Bikeshed feature (after it's landed): tabatkins/bikeshed#964

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Tech stack
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Domain
documentationsecurity
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of CSSOMfamiliarity with Bikeshed
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue asks to mark fingerprinting vectors in the CSSOM View spec. The relevant file is cssom view/Overview.bs, specifically around line 904 where comments about fingerprinting exist. The proposed solution involves using a Bikeshed feature (tabatkins/bikeshed#964) that is not yet landed. The contributor should monitor that feature and once available, add appropriate markup. No other comments or PRs exist.