Why does Firefox force a 3 second delay before installing add-ons?
Problem
I presume there is a security benefit to Firefox's delay before installing add-ons, but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. (Yes, I know you can disable the delay.) If you answer this question, please provide references from Firefox mailing lists or commit logs.
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Fix for: Why does Firefox force a 3 second delay before installing add-ons?
Why? Because they want you to think about what you're doing Because it prevents accidental installations Because it prevents maliciously triggered installations How can you maliciously trigger an installation? Here's an interesting article about race conditions in security dialogs by Jesse Ruderman: Another form of the attack involves convincing the user to double-click a certain spot on the screen. This spot happens to be the location where the 'Yes' button will appear. The first click trigger…
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