Web Browser

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:38:00 +0200

Web Browser#

This text has not been updated for the current semester yet. We will update each text a week before we'll be discussing it in the lecture, so you have enough time to read it and still have it fresh in your head.

Let’s cover some of the attacks and defenses that make up the security landscape inside the web browser — the WWW client.

Browser threat model (almost a refresher)#

Browsers load websites over HTTP. Websites are made out of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript¹.

Web Server

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:02:00 +0200

Web Server#

This text has not been updated for the current semester yet. We will update each text a week before we'll be discussing it in the lecture, so you have enough time to read it and still have it fresh in your head.

The technology landscape of the web’s server side is broader than for the client side — you’re not limited by what browsers can and are willing to do, any program can act as a web server. This makes the security landscape much broader and includes many types of attacks which are not necessarily specific to the web, but rather are most commonly found on the web, even though they can also be found elsewhere.

World Wide Web on Pitfalls of Computer Security

Web Browser

Web Browser#

Browser threat model (almost a refresher)#

Web Server

Web Server#