Browser Security and Exploitation

  1. Browser Architecture Fundamentals
    1. Core Browser Components
      1. User Interface Layer
        1. Address Bar Security Indicators
          1. Tab Management
            1. Security Warning Systems
            2. Browser Engine
              1. Component Coordination
                1. Resource Management
                2. Rendering Engine
                  1. HTML Parser
                    1. CSS Parser
                      1. Layout Engine
                        1. Paint and Composite Systems
                        2. Networking Stack
                          1. HTTP Protocol Implementation
                            1. HTTPS and TLS Integration
                              1. Proxy and Cache Mechanisms
                              2. JavaScript Engine
                                1. Parser and Compiler
                                  1. Runtime Environment
                                    1. DOM Integration
                                      1. Memory Management
                                      2. UI Backend
                                        1. Widget Rendering
                                          1. Platform-Specific Integration
                                            1. Input Event Handling
                                            2. Data Storage Layer
                                              1. Local Storage
                                                1. Session Storage
                                                  1. IndexedDB
                                                    1. Cache API
                                                  2. Browser Process Models
                                                    1. Single-Process Architecture
                                                      1. Design Characteristics
                                                        1. Performance Implications
                                                          1. Security Limitations
                                                          2. Multi-Process Architecture
                                                            1. Process Separation Benefits
                                                              1. Inter-Process Communication
                                                                1. Resource Isolation
                                                                2. Renderer Process Model
                                                                  1. Per-Tab Processes
                                                                    1. Renderer Process Restrictions
                                                                      1. Process Lifecycle Management
                                                                      2. Browser Process Responsibilities
                                                                        1. UI Management
                                                                          1. Network Access
                                                                            1. File System Access
                                                                              1. Process Coordination
                                                                              2. Site Isolation
                                                                                1. Cross-Origin Process Separation
                                                                                  1. Spectre Mitigation
                                                                                    1. Performance Trade-offs
                                                                                  2. Rendering Pipeline
                                                                                    1. Document Parsing
                                                                                      1. HTML Tokenization
                                                                                        1. DOM Tree Construction
                                                                                          1. CSS Parsing and CSSOM
                                                                                          2. Render Tree Construction
                                                                                            1. Style Calculation
                                                                                              1. Layout Tree Generation
                                                                                                1. Visual Formatting Model
                                                                                                2. Layout Process
                                                                                                  1. Box Model Calculations
                                                                                                    1. Element Positioning
                                                                                                      1. Reflow Triggers
                                                                                                      2. Paint Process
                                                                                                        1. Layer Creation
                                                                                                          1. Rasterization
                                                                                                            1. Compositing

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