WebBrowser Control...How Secure?

[joedeene]

hey, i just wanted to know like how secure is the webbrowser control in the .net framework(im using the newest one) but how secure is it? can i build a trustworthy browser with a few lines of code just using the webbrowser control, like compared to Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox, is the webbrowser control almost as secure ? basically i just want to build a browser, but i do want it to be secure as most leading browsers, is it secure enough to continue?


joedeene

[Curtis Rutland]

As far as I know, WebBrowser is Internet Explorer. It doesn't have all the control buttons, but it's the same thing under the hood. Pretty pointless to re-invent the wheel.

[joedeene]

As far as I know, WebBrowser is Internet Explorer. It doesn't have all the control buttons, but it's the same thing under the hood. Pretty pointless to re-invent the wheel.

what do u mean pointless to "re-invent the wheel" i just want to know because i was thinking of doing a simple browser that tracks internet activity, for personal use, and relatives that find it useful.

joedeene

[Curtis Rutland]

I guess I misunderstood what you wanted to do. But it is as secure as internet explorer, because it is internet explorer.

[kenobewan]

Security and browsers should thought of as two separate things. While browsers have some secure features they are no good if you give everyone admin privileges, for eg.