brotli

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Brotli is a compression algorithm supported by modern web browsers and tools. On WindowsForum.com, discussions cover Brotli's role in web performance, such as its use in WOFF 2.0 font compression in Microsoft Edge to reduce page load times, and its integration in archiving tools like NanaZip. Security considerations are also addressed, including the CVE-2024-22025 vulnerability in Node.js where Brotli decompression can be exploited for denial-of-service attacks. These threads highlight Brotli's benefits for efficiency and the importance of proper handling to avoid resource exhaustion.
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    Preventing Brotli Decompression DoS in Node.js fetch (CVE-2024-22025)

    A newly disclosed vulnerability in Node.js — tracked as CVE-2024-22025 — allows an attacker who controls a URL passed into the built-in fetch() implementation to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by driving the process into resource exhaustion through Brotli decompression. In practical terms...
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    NanaZip: The Modern, Open-Source Archiving Solution for Windows 10 & 11

    For years, Windows users have been constrained by the limitations of the built-in File Explorer archive options, which offer little more than basic ZIP functionality. In an era where data compression efficiency, broad format compatibility, and seamless system integration matter more than ever...
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    What’s new in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Creators Update

    Today, the Windows 10 Creators Update began rolling out to over 400 million Windows 10 devices. With the Creators Update, we’re upgrading Microsoft Edge with dozens of new features and under-the-hood improvements to make the best browser on Windows 10 faster, leaner, and more capable than ever...
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    Building in 10k: Compilation, Optimization, and Compression

    Editor’s note: This is the sixth (and final) in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest site, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB. In the previous post in this series, I did a deep dive...
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    Speed up page load with WOFF 2.0 fonts in Microsoft Edge

    Starting in Link Removed, Microsoft Edge supports Link Removed — a new format that reduces the size of a font file by more than 30%, helping web pages load faster. This feature is available to preview via the Link Removed starting with build 14316, and is coming to stable builds with the Windows...
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