thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Warn users when fetching remote images via insecure http
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Using http (as opposed to https) to fetch remote images comes with additional risks. We should warn users before fetching remote images via http.
Related:
- #6880
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the code that fetches remote images and review related issue #6880 for context. The work is done when users are warned before an image is fetched over insecure HTTP.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100