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* Research into the areas of the Fx codebase that will be affected in some way when the Fx process is running at "low" integrity. | * Research into the areas of the Fx codebase that will be affected in some way when the Fx process is running at "low" integrity. | ||
* Add support for an exe launch shim ("broker") for Firefox which will facilitate better OS integration, including better, more secure protocol handling, application startup, and a more reliable DDE interface. | * Add support for an exe "medium integrity" launch shim ("broker") for Firefox which will facilitate better OS integration, including better, more secure protocol handling, application startup, and a more reliable DDE interface. | ||
* Augment the functionality of the broker so that Firefox can interact with | * Augment the functionality of the broker so that a low integrity instance of Firefox can interact with higher integrity os systems and applications. | ||
== Potential Areas Affected / Issues == | == Potential Areas Affected / Issues == | ||