WebAPI/Security/TCPSocket

Name of API: Socket API Reference: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733573

Brief purpose of API: Grant full access to raw sockets to allow applications such as SMTP clients etc
General Use Cases: None

Inherent threats:Malicious apps attacking internal systems (firewall bypass), local device access

Threat severity: High

Regular web content (unauthenticated)

• Use cases for unauthenticated code:None
• Authorization model for normal content:None
• Authorization model for installed content: None
• Potential mitigations:N/A

Trusted (authenticated by publisher)

• Use cases for authenticated code: Talk to non-HTTP services. SSH, FTP, mail clients, supporting custom protocols
• Use cases for trusted code: Implicit
• Potential mitigations: Firewall should prohibit access to privileged low number OS ports (<1024). Listening on a port < 1024 should be prohibited.
• Specify hosts/ports in the manifest, permissions granted implicitly. user can modify permissions? User prompted on first run?

Certified (vouched for by trusted 3rd party)

• Use cases for certified code: Open a connection to any domain/port
• Authorization model: Implicit
• Potential mitigations: specify hosts/ports in the manifest, permissions granted implicitly and not able to be revoked (unless device is in developer mode)