Internet Explorer 7.0 is not expected until next year, but there are some things you can be doing to now to prepare for it. This post will look at a couple of the things that you can do today to prepare your sites.
1. CSS Cleanup.
Microsoft issued a
call to action, asking developers to help “clean up” any CSS hacks that are failing in strict mode IE7. CSS is a widely used standard for creating Web pages. Microsoft, which doesn't plan to fully support the latest CSS standard in IE 7.0, is prioritizing its compliance to CSS standards by first implementing the features that developers have said are most important to them. You can find a list of changes in the IE team blog.
2. Removal of all cross-domain scripting.
Cross domain scripting is a common attack aimed at the Web browser. In previous versions of IE, an attacker (or you) could redirect a browser frame opened in one domain to a different security domain. This will no longer be allowed in Internet Explorer 7.0.
3. User Agent String.
Your web sites may be checking the browsers User Agent String to determine what type of browser is making the request. We have found a number of sites that looked at this to deliver content based on the browser version and have been determining the version incorrectly or not handling versions greater than the current version.
4. ActiveX controls.
If your websites are using client side ActiveX technology, you may want to investigate other alternatives. Activex is implemented in such a way that it could cause problems for a non-admin user, which will be emphasised on Windows Vista.
Last, but not least, is to load the beta versions and test your applications. The Beta2 version of IE 7.0 should be coming out first quarter of next year, Download it and use it.
For more information on IE7 head over to the
IE Team blog
Posted
Dec 08 2005, 03:39 PM
by
Josh Phillips
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