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List of request blocking software
hrj edited this page Feb 14, 2015
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| Name | Used with | Switchboard ✶ | Embed Filtering ✝ | Active as of Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uMatrix | Chromium | ✔ | ✔ | |
| uBlock | Chromium | ✔ | ||
| NoScript | Firefox | ✔ | ✔ | |
| RequestPolicyContinued | Firefox | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Policeman | Firefox | ✔ | ✔ |
- From issue #93 it seems that requests made on browser start, before the extension has loaded, are not blockable.
- From the comments in issue #95, it seems that "webSockets, update-related and web store-related" requests are not blockable.
- From the comments in #98, behind-the-scenes requests are enabled by default, and disabling them will break important functionality in the browser. B-T-S requests include those used for installing & updating extensions, requests made by extensions, and hyper-link auditing requests.
The name for the concept comes from the name of the HTTP-SwitchBoard extension (predecessor to uMatrix).
The extensions which have a switchboard like interface enable the user to block requests based on the request's domain name, the primary frame's domain-name, and also the type of request.
In contrast, extensions like NoScript have a global switch. If I allow scripts from DontBeEvil.com, they are enabled on all domains. They don't prevent XSS attacks, for example.
If there's a better name for this concept, please do suggest one.
Allows fine-grained control over which Embedded objects are allowed, such as plugins, Font-Face, HTML Audio / Video.