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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 21.08.2012 02:28, schrieb Nat
      Sakimura:<br>
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      <div>For the session management purpose, we really do not need to
        track. We just need to tell the client the state change. It is
        the other direction than tracking. <br>
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    That's not my point. I don't want to track anyone. But, the way the
    session management is intended to work uses similar mechanisms and
    thus could be affected by tracking countermeasures. <br>
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      <div>The browser does not need to send anything to the server but
        pull the state efficiently. Local storage is ideal if it err not
        governed by the same policy as cookies. <br>
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    I quickly checked for Chrome, IE and Firefox. Chrome seems to apply
    the same policy to Cookies and local storage. With 3rd party cookies
    turned off, a script won't get read access to neither cookies nor
    local storage values. IE and FF are very relaxed regarding local
    storage. They do not seem to apply the 3rd party settings to local
    storage.<br>
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    regards,<br>
    Torsten.<br>
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      <div><br>
        =nat via iPhone</div>
      <div><br>
        On Aug 21, 2012, at 5:40 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt <<a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:torsten@lodderstedt.net">torsten@lodderstedt.net</a>>
        wrote:<br>
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          Internet Explorer seems to behave quite similar to Safari. It
          allows the iframe to read but not to write a cookie after this
          cookie had been set by a top level window.<br>
          <br>
          Are we facing a real show stopper here? In my opinion, the
          session management design might collide with all kinds of
          tracking countermeasures implemented by the browser vendors.
          It might not be the default today but as people get more
          sensible about this topic this might change.<br>
          <br>
          regards,<br>
          Torsten.<br>
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          <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 18.08.2012 18:36, schrieb Nat
            Sakimura:<br>
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            <div>It seems there are philosophical differences. Chrome
              seems to have the philosphy that when Blocking them, they
              rearly have to be blocked completely, perhas because if it
              could be read, it can be sent over to rhe server via a
              script. Firefox seems to be moving towards that direction,
              too. </div>
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            <div>On the surface, it looks privacy enhancing. However, in
              reality, it is not IMHO. Blocking even the read of the
              third party local storage makes it very hard for the users
              to use the web in that mode resulting in less people
              actually setting that option. This means less privacy
              protection. True, you can set the exception regex in the
              setting but that is way too geeky. </div>
            <div><br>
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            <div>So, I think Apple's policy is more sensible. But others
              may have different opinion. <br>
              <br>
              =nat via iPhone</div>
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              On Aug 19, 2012, at 12:45 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt <<a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:torsten@lodderstedt.net">torsten@lodderstedt.net</a>>

              wrote:<br>
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                <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 16.08.2012 22:21,
                  schrieb Nat Sakimura:<br>
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cite="mid:CABzCy2CxOv91nH7bPCv8kTXPTad+d2NuML-=S6iPx3UmREKemQ@mail.gmail.com"
                  type="cite">Actually, Safari should not be a problem
                  because the cookie is first created at the top level
                  window when the user first logged in to the IdP.
                  Safari allows the read of the cookie in iFrame, though
                  it does not allow write. This is perfectly fine. 
                  <div> <br>
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                  <div>The problem is in other browsers. Chrome after
                    rel. 17, when the user sets no third party cookie /
                    local storage option, it even blocks the reading of
                    the cookie. The same behavior was reported on
                    Firefox as well. Since they are not the default
                    setting, not many people perhaps are affected, yet
                    it is a valid concern. <br>
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                Do you consider this a bug or is there a
                concept/philosophy behind?<br>
                <br>
                regards,<br>
                Torsten.<br>
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cite="mid:CABzCy2CxOv91nH7bPCv8kTXPTad+d2NuML-=S6iPx3UmREKemQ@mail.gmail.com"
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                  <div>Nat<br>
                    <br>
                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at
                      2:25 AM, Torsten Lodderstedt <span dir="ltr"><<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:torsten@lodderstedt.net"
                          target="_blank">torsten@lodderstedt.net</a>></span>
                      wrote:<br>
                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0
                        0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                        solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
                        <br>
                        according to one of our develpers, at least
                        Safari is blocking such cookies only if they
                        were not created as a result of some user
                        interaction, e.g. a form post.<br>
                        <br>
                        regards,<br>
                        Torsten.<br>
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                        Am 14.08.2012 14:37, schrieb John Bradley:
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                              style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px
                              #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> So I take it
                              that this is not about blocking what we
                              would think of as a normal 3rd party
                              cookie.<br>
                              <br>
                              The Browsers are also trying to block
                              sneaky ways that people are using to get
                              around 3rd party cookie blocking.<br>
                              <br>
                              We are getting caught in that basket
                              because the IdP iframe is invoked from the
                              RP iframe.<br>
                              <br>
                              Any Ideas?<br>
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                              On 2012-08-14, at 7:22 AM, Nat Sakimura
                              wrote:<br>
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                              <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
                                style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px
                                #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Latest
                                Safari on iOS 5.1.1 and Mountain Lion.<br>
                                <br>
                                =nat via iPhone<br>
                                <br>
                                On Aug 14, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Chuck
                                Mortimore <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:cmortimore@salesforce.com" target="_blank">cmortimore@salesforce.com</a>>


                                wrote:<br>
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                                <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
                                  style="margin:0 0 0
                                  .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                                  solid;padding-left:1ex"> Latest
                                  versions of Safari just got far more
                                  aggressive about this, so I'd report
                                  what version of Safari you were on.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  -cmort<br>
                                  <br>
                                  On Aug 13, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Nat
                                  Sakimura wrote:<br>
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                                    .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                                    solid;padding-left:1ex"> I did a
                                    little bit of checking on the
                                    relationships between the<br>
                                    Session management spec and third
                                    party cookies.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    In short, it varies.<br>
                                    In Safari and older Chrome, it
                                    works.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    In Chrome after v.17(?), if the user
                                    sets the block third party<br>
                                    cookies option, it does not.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    I have not tested IE.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    Nat Sakimura<br>
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                    -- <br>
                    Nat Sakimura (=nat)
                    <div>Chairman, OpenID Foundation<br>
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