Mark of the Web
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The '''Mark of the Web''' is a specially-formatted comment that can be added to a copy of an [[HTML]] document, to record the location of the original. The idea is that web browsers can use it as a hint that the document should be handled in a more restrictive security mode than its location might otherwise suggest. | The '''Mark of the Web''' is a specially-formatted comment that can be added to a copy of an [[HTML]] document, to record the location of the original. The idea is that web browsers can use it as a hint that the document should be handled in a more restrictive security mode than its location might otherwise suggest. | ||
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| + | A Mark of the Web comment begins with "<code><!-- saved from url=</code>", and must appear in the first 2048 bytes of the document. | ||
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Revision as of 23:18, 30 October 2013
The Mark of the Web is a specially-formatted comment that can be added to a copy of an HTML document, to record the location of the original. The idea is that web browsers can use it as a hint that the document should be handled in a more restrictive security mode than its location might otherwise suggest.
Identification
A Mark of the Web comment begins with "<!-- saved from url=", and must appear in the first 2048 bytes of the document.
