Posts Tagged ‘security’
Behind the Scenes of the Plugin Check Page
As noted on our security blog, we’ve just pushed out a major update to the plugin check page and service. The two core ideas are: Groundwork for a plugin directory Cross browser plugin checking The Backend Les Orchard has created a backend to the plugin finder service. We’ve added another input to the call named ‘detection’ which will allow us more flexibility in how we match known releases to OS / Product / Version / Plugin / Plugin Version combos. More news at 11, but he’s built ... Read More »
Plugin Checker Launched
Today we launched a Plugin Checker to help people find and update their plugins. Why is this important to you? Crashes are the number one concern for Firefox users, and we are listening. At least 30% of all Firefox crashes are caused by third-party plugins. Many major security vulnerabilities exploit out of date plugins. Why is this important to Mozilla? Increasing awareness about plugins makes the web better, and that's our mission. We want the web to be safer. We want the web to be less crashy. We want to help everyone -- not just Firefox users ... Read More »
New PluginCheck Page Needs Your Help
Following up on the Flash Detection on the What's New page, we are developing an upgrade to the Plugin Finder Service (PFS2). We could use your help! Please hit our testing server's Plugin Check. We will be able to capture information about plugins and help fill-out the PFS2 database. See an issue? Look through current bugs and leave feedback in Bugzilla. [caption id="attachment_700" align="alignnone" width="660" caption="Screenshot of plugin detection"][/caption] If you're a Plugin Vendor, please put the version of your plugin into the name or description field ... Read More »
