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Malicious Links

gemproj at suckless.anonaddy.com gemproj at suckless.anonaddy.com

Sat Jul 10 16:55:10 BST 2021

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Isn't that basically what all applications (that are capable of any statechange) do essentially? Build an application layer on top of a protocol? Ifyou remove Gemini, you got TCP and UDP, and then IP.

If Gemini permits something but doesn't have it out of the box, people willcreate another layer. It's natural I believe 🤷‍♀️

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Hello,

Chris Brannon <chris at the-brannons.com> writes:

nothien at uber.space writes:

In Gemini, the restriction that information can only be sent to a server

by performing a request is considered a feature. However, this can

backfire by removing the need for user interaction, even when it is

absolutely necessary. Below, I provide an example to show why this

feature, combined with the existence of malicious links, can prevent (or

at least hinder) the sole use of TLS certificates in account-based sites

on Gemini.

I think having destructive operations (create, update, delete) running

over Gemini is probably a mistake to begin with, because it will lead

down the path of trying to build yet another application platform on top

of yet another document delivery system. They tried that trick in the

90s. Sadly it's still with us, and it's called the WWW.

Full ACK!

~ew

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Keep it simple!

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