Closed
Bug 1381307
Opened 8 years ago
Closed 7 years ago
localStorage throws Security error: "The operation is insecure"!
Categories
(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: General, defect, P5)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
INCOMPLETE
People
(Reporter: a_pis, Unassigned)
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Details
:: Developer Documentation Request
Request Type: Correction
Gecko Version: 54 Branch
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localStorage throws Security error: "The operation is insecure"!
So all the effort you have done to explain how localStorage works, is in vain (at least for those cases that can't use it). I am sure this is not new to you, so why don't you mentio the problem at start so that people at least know what they should expect?
Comment 1•8 years ago
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Can you explain what actually you did?
Do you have a standalone testcase that throws the error?
How it doesn't match to what you expected at the beginning?
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
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Comment 2•8 years ago
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Oh, I'm sorry, I assumed it was obvious ... Here is a JS exemple:
localStorage.setItem("stored", str); // Storing a string
str = localStorage.getItem("stored"); // Retrieve the string (at some other point)
I have met this in quite a few places in the Web, and no one mentions that there might be a security error!(In reply to Tooru Fujisawa [:arai] from comment #1)
> Can you explain what actually you did?
> Do you have a standalone testcase that throws the error?
> How it doesn't match to what you expected at the beginning?
(In reply to Tooru Fujisawa [:arai] from comment #1)
> Can you explain what actually you did?
> Do you have a standalone testcase that throws the error?
> How it doesn't match to what you expected at the beginning?
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
Comment 3•8 years ago
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where do you run the JS code?
also, in your code, str is not defined, so I think that's not complete code.
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
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Comment 4•8 years ago
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... But, this is an example, not the actual code! Of course the 'str' has been previously defined!
Never mind, forget about the problem.
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
Comment 5•7 years ago
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The problem here is that we need to know:
* Which line is generating the error, so we know which method to investigate?
* Do you have anything configured in your browser's security policies which would prevent the domain under which the code is running from persisting data?
* Which browser and browser version is this happening in? Or does it happen in multiple browsers?
* What is the document origin? If you can't share that, replace the sensitive components of the origin with something generic, leaving the structure intact. For example, http://www.mytopsecretsite.com/secretpage.html could become "http://www.example.com/page.html" and http://www.mysite.com:600 could become "http://www.mysite.com:8080".
These details matter.
That said, yes, it's an error that the page doesn't include an "Exceptions" section, since exceptions can happen.
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
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Comment 6•7 years ago
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Thank you for your reply, Eric. I have kind of forgotten about this issue. And I hd dropped the idea, finding another solution.
But now that you brought the issue back, I tried again -- with a later version of Firefox (55.0) that I installed a few minutes ago -- and it works fine! What a timing!
(BTW, version 55 also solved the problem with autorefreshing of Google pages, i.e. losing focus on a Google page after moving to another webpage and coming back -- something really annoying! I am not sure though if it's the new version that solved the problem or the upgrading setup process??)
Flags: needinfo?(a_pis)
Updated•7 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
Comment 7•7 years ago
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(the exceptions section has been added though)
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Comment 8•7 years ago
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OK. Thanks.
BTW, I don't see how I can set this issue as resolved. Shouldn't the person who starts a thread be also able to close it?
Actually, this should be requested, i.e. when the person who started the thread is satisfied with a solution given. Otherwise, the issue can go on and on beyond its solution!
-- I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE RESOLVED --
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