Mozilla is requesting developers to help it in testing a new security tool for its Firefox web browser. Firefox is already much stable and secure when compared to Internet Explorer. The new security tool will boost its security further.
Mozilla has made available a preview build for Content Security Policy (CSP). Webmasters and developers can download this and try it out for themselves.
CSP prevents web pages from getting infected from hacking-attacks such as cross-site scripting. It allows webmasters to put restrictions on how outside websites can access and interact with the web page.
CSP has been under active development since the last several months and is now be available with the preview builds of Firefox so that developers can test it in real-time production environments.
The tool has already received a positive response from other browser vendors, webmasters and security researchers. Webmasters and developers have welcomed the move and praised its design. Mozilla encourages server admins and webmasters to download the preview Firefox build and test the new features for themselves.
CSP is still in developmental stages and so we cannot expect it to be fully functional. It may have some bugs and stability issues. However, when the tool comes out of the developmental stage and becomes available to the general public, we can expect better security while surfing websites.