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Request and Conquer: Exposing Cross-Origin Resource Size

TLS conceals content but not message size. Design flaws in browser storage and quota mechanisms let a cross-origin page measure the exact byte size of any resource fetched with the victim's cookies within seconds, and a further technique does the same against Wi-Fi traffic. The size of a personalised page reveals private facts about the user; a safer storage design is proposed.

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Tom Van Goethem, Mathy Vanhoef, Frank Piessens and Wouter Joosen
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usenix.org
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