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Documentation page describing how Haketilo selects policy to apply to a page.
This file is part of Hydrilla&Haketilo.
Copyright (C) 2022 Wojtek Kosior
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{% extends "doc_base.html.jinja" %}
{% block title %} Policy selection {% endblock %}
{% block main %}
{{ big_heading('Page policy selection') }}
{% call section() %}
{% call paragraph() %}
When a web page is opened, Haketilo is capable of either
{% call unordered_list() %}
{% call list_entry() %}
blocking page's own scripts and
{{ doc_page_link('injecting payload', 'packages') }}
configured by the user,
{% endcall %}
{% call list_entry() %}
blocking page's own scripts and injecting an automatically-chosen
payload that is usable with the page,
{% endcall %}
{% call list_entry() %}
presenting a dialog asking whether to enable an automatically-chosen
payload that is usable with the page,
{% endcall %}
{% call list_entry() %}
{{ doc_page_link('blocking', 'script_blocking') }} page's own scripts
or
{% endcall %}
{% call list_entry() %}
allowing page's own scripts to execute normally (i.e. not modifying
the page in any meaningful way).
{% endcall %}
{% endcall %}
{% endcall %}
{% endcall %}
{% call section() %}
{{ medium_heading('Policy precedence') }}
{% call paragraph() %}
User configures Haketilo's behavior by defining script-blocking and
-allowing rules and by adding and enabling packages. Each rule and each
package payload has a {{ doc_page_link('URL pattern', 'url_patterns') }}.
This pattern determines which pages the policy is compatible with.
Patterns also have well-defined specificity. When multiple rules and
packages are combatible with given page's URL, the one with the most
specific pattern "wins". In case of a tie, payload injection is assumed to
take precedence over rule application.
{% endcall %}
{% call paragraph() %}
In the absence of suitable rules and enabled packages, Haketilo may
consider non-enabled packages that are suitable for use on the
currently-visited site. It will either inject package payload
automatically, ask the user whether to enable the package or ignore it
completely. The user can switch between these 3 behaviors on the Haketilo
{{ hkt_link('settings page', 'home.home') }}. Packages that were
explicitly marked as disabled will always be ignored. Pattern specificity
is also taken into account in case of multiple packages.
{% endcall %}
{% call paragraph() %}
When absolutely no explicit policy appears suitable for given page,
Haketilo will apply its default script handling behavrior. Whether
JavaScript is blocked or allowed by default is also determined by user's
choice on the {{ hkt_link('settings page', 'home.home') }}.
{% endcall %}
{% endcall %}
{% call section() %}
{{ medium_heading('Special cases') }}
{% call paragraph() %}
The sites served by Haketilo itself are exempt from all policies. These
are http://hkt.mitm.it
, https://hkt.mitm.it
and http://mitm.it
. Additionally, if Haketilo experiences an
internal error (e.g. because it could not parse current URL as sent in by
the browser), it will try to block page's JavaScript as a security
measure.
{% endcall %}
{% call paragraph() %}
Internally, Haketilo also has a special high-priority policy for serving
files used by payloads and for making its APIs accessible to payload
scripts. This is, however, an implementation detail and casual users need
not care about it nor understand these nuances.
{% endcall %}
{% endcall %}
{% endblock main %}