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Explainer
https://github.com/WICG/private-network-access/blob/master/explainer.md

Specificationhttps://wicg.github.io/private-network-access

Design docs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1a1fQLOrcWogK3tpFBgQZQ5ZjcONTvD0IqqXkgrg5I/edit#heading=h.7nki9mck5t64

Summary

Requires that private network requests for subresources from public
websites may only be initiated from a secure context. Examples include
internet to intranet requests and internet to loopback requests. This is a
first step towards fully implementing Private Network Access:
https://wicg.github.io/private-network-access/


Blink componentBlink>SecurityFeature>CORS>PrivateNetworkAccess
<https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3ESecurityFeature%3ECORS%3EPrivateNetworkAccess>

TAG reviewhttps://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/572

TAG review statusIssues addressed

Link to origin trial feedback summary
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z5ZdCslNCnSVR7TNlUTHjSvunMFmT_9G9NOx8-O78-I/edit?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-DITlG8tDuFDWHiBUHnlSoQ

Risks


Interoperability and Compatibility

No interoperability risks. Compatibility risk is small but non-negligible.
UseCounters show ~0.1% of page visit making use of this feature. Direct
outreach to the largest users per UKM data revealed no objections to this
launch. Rolling this deprecation out to beta per the previous I2S resulted
in more feedback about the compatibility risk and the need for a time
extension. See the following doc for an extensive discussion:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bpis0QwaA9ZrRFmpPW6LiaPmdwT0UhhUMNsEnU0zfLk/edit


*Gecko*: Positive (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/143)
Tentatively positive, but no formal position yet.

*WebKit*: Positive (
https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2021-May/031837.html)

*Web developers*: Mixed signals (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bpis0QwaA9ZrRFmpPW6LiaPmdwT0UhhUMNsEnU0zfLk/edit)
In our recent survey, most of websites are able to migrate if our new
permission prompt can be landed as a way for them to relax mixed content
checks.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z5ZdCslNCnSVR7TNlUTHjSvunMFmT_9G9NOx8-O78-I/edit?resourcekey=0-DITlG8tDuFDWHiBUHnlSoQ#gid=309953809
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Some websites, broadly falling in the category of controller webapps for
IoT devices, find this change incompatible with their use cases. While many
use cases can be solved with specific workarounds, some still require
further engagement.

*Other signals*:

Activation

Developers of non-secure sites that rely upon local servers will need to
upgrade to HTTPS. This might cause some complications, as mixed-content
checks will begin to apply. Chrome carves out HTTP access to loopback (as
perhttps://w3c.github.io/webappsec-secure-contexts/#localhost), which is a
release valve for folks who don't want to go through the effort of
securely-distributing certs for local servers. The initial launch in M92
was delayed due to compatibility risks surfaced during the rollout to beta.
See this doc for a lot more details:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bpis0QwaA9ZrRFmpPW6LiaPmdwT0UhhUMNsEnU0zfLk/edit


Security

This change should be security-positive.


WebView application risks

Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that
it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?



Debuggability

When a request is made that violates this restriction and the feature is
not enabled, three things happen: 1. A warning message is logged to the
DevTools console. 2. A depreciation report is filed against the initiator
website's Reporting API, if so configured. 3. An issue surfaced in the
DevTools Issues panel. Likewise, when the feature is enabled and a request
is blocked, the same happens except that the message logged to the DevTools
console is an error and its text is slightly different. The devtools
network panel shows information about the source and remote address spaces
at play.


*Experiment Extension Reason:*We planned a prototyped permission prompt to
relax mixed-content for requests from HTTPS public websites to HTTP local
devices. However, we've missed the M116 branch point and now have a
prototype on M117 for users to play around. See demo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pnyQfIsXdtJnZoCBVSt4xim0yXjZ0Aqc/view?usp=sharing
We request for an extension for this deprecation trial to let users be able
to try the new permission prototype in M117 and the OT possibly start from
M117/M118.
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We have collected 20+ developers' feedback since the last milestone. 85.7%
developers said that they are still migrating to HTTPS, 50% said they need
more time and 50% said they are not able to migrate local devices for
various reasons and need future help.

In the meanwhile, we are also collecting developers' feedback on our future
plan for websites that cannot migrate their private devices to HTTPS but
would like to migrate their public websites. 11.1% websites answered
probably yes to our new feature and 72.2% responded might or might not. The
major considers are they also need the allowance on frames/iframes (Q8
64.7%), want to use IP address as ids in permission (Q12 82.3%), too many
permission prompt might be a spam (2 answers) and need to wait for other
browsers supporting Private Network Access. In this case, we are also
actively changing our further plan and collaborating with other browsers at
the same time.

Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests
<https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>
?Yes

Flag nameBlockInsecurePrivateNetworkRequests

Requires code in //chrome?False

Tracking bughttps://crbug.com/986744

Launch bughttps://crbug.com/1129801

Estimated milestones
OriginTrial desktop last 119
OriginTrial desktop first 94
DevTrial on desktop 86
OriginTrial Android last 119
OriginTrial Android first 94
DevTrial on Android 86

Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
https://chromestatus.com/feature/5436853517811712

Links to previous Intent discussionsReady for Trial:
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/EeGg7TxW6U4/m/7ZvqAqHLAwAJ
Intent to Experiment:
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/vlDZXlPb00k/m/1421ACiuAAAJ
Intent to Extend Experiment:
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/JPD001kqeck
Intent to Ship:
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/JPD001kqeck


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