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Posted by Duncan Hill on 10/20/06 11:19
On Tuesday 21 June 2005 16:05, bruce typed:
> if i'm the server app, and you tell me that you're IE, v.6, i'd like the
> ability to somehow be able to gather information from you, such that i can
> then check with msoft to see if your answers match what msoft claims the
> answers should be. if you give wrong answers, i can then make a
> determination as to whether i want to talk with you, or perhaps limit the
> amount/type of information i allow you to access...
Stop and think about that.
I'm FooBrowser 1.0, but my coder has read what MS says IE 12.1 will do when
asked certain questions. I, therefore, have the ability to claim to be IE
12.1 and answer in the correct manner.
Technology is not a panacea, and cannot solve this problem for you. If one
entity can publish a specification of some sort so another entity can
validate against it, nothing stops a third entity from using the same
information - whether they gain it legally or illegally.
The one way it could be solved is a centrally controlled net with centrally
controlled software. Good luck getting that.
--
My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.
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