Dev tools · September 11, 2023
Firefox addon to quarantine a tab to use offline with private data
Introducing QuaranTab: Companion extension to quarantine tabs so you can safely use them offline with private data I find myself wanting to use online format parsers to quickly decode that production JWT or decode a base64 Authorization header but cannot trust these websites to not leak my information. I thought to myself if only I could cut-off network access to this site, use it offline, and then throw away all browsing data. So I created an extension just for that. It uses Firefox contextual identities API (Containers) to isolate browsing data and inter-tab communication. Once the site is…
Firefox addon to quarantine a tab to use offline with private data launched on September 11, 2023 with 166 votes, #281 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
QuaranTab is a Firefox extension that lets developers safely use online tools with sensitive data by isolating them offline. It quarantines websites in separate containers, blocks network access after loading, and automatically deletes all browsing data when done. The tool is designed for tasks like decoding JWTs, parsing authorization headers, hashing passwords, and converting data formats without risking information leakage to untrusted services.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Introducing QuaranTab: Companion extension to quarantine tabs so you can safely use them offline with private data I find myself wanting to use online format parsers to quickly decode that production JWT or decode a base64 Authorization header but cannot trust these websites to not leak my information. I thought to…
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