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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions GETTING_STARTED_VENDOR.md
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"title": "Provenant",
"logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E0BAQG2_zXeSh-Qdw/company-logo_200_200/0/1663180132032/provenant_inc_logo?e=1715212800&v=beta&t=yINW7CaXVG50h3Ay7vu13OpY4mAu30qpijZwJAe5g-I",
"icon":"https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/128/3291/3291695.png",
"onboardingUrl": "https://github.com/signup",
"docsUrl": "https://docs.github.com",
"supportUrl": "https://support.github.com",
"theme": {
"colors": {
"primary": "#004DB5",
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### icon
This attribute is used to set the icon provided by the vendor as extension icon.

### onboardingUrl
Hyperlink asociated to the text "Don't have a KERIA agent?"

### docsUrl
Hyperlink asociated to the text "docs"

### supportUrl
Hyperlink asociated to the text "support"

### theme
this attribute is the essence of colors (and others e.g. spacing, fonts, etc in the FUTURE) customization.
To keep it simplistic, the colors are designed to work in a two-tone fashion.
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35 changes: 34 additions & 1 deletion README.md
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# Signify Browser Extension
# Signify Browser Extension
This browser extension was initially developed as part of Provenant's [Bounty PB311.1](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mq82RDRGfoOMCs8sR8Cuj_hMC5i1_aP7e6DVqp8o13g/edit?usp=sharing)

This browser extension, initialy implemented for Chromium browsers, uses [sifnify-ts](https://github.com/weboftrust/signify-ts) to connect to a [KERIA](https://github.com/weboftrust/keria) agent and retrieve user AIDs and their associated keys and credentials. Those AIDs and credentials are use to signin into enabled websites. Once a signin is asociated with a website, it's stored in chrome store for future use.

The primary goal of this extension is to provide a secure way to signin into websites without disclosing private keys to untrusted websites. Websites developers should adopt [polaris-web]() library to send messages to the extension requesting signed headers that are needed to authenticate in a backend service. Additionally to the signed headers, the website may request to provide a credential (ACDC).

This browser extension adopts [Manifest V3](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/what-is-mv3) to take advantage of the new security features and performance improvements.

## Architecture
The browser extension is composed of the following components:

### Background
The background script, knwon as service worker in Manifest v3, is responsible for handling messages received from the content script, popup, and external webpages that were alredy allowed to request signed headers from the extension. The background script is also responsible for handling the communication with the KERIA agent.

### Popup
It's the user interface of the browser extension. It can be accessed by clicking on the extension action icon in the browser toolbar.

### Content Script
The content script is injected in the active web page and is responsible for handling messages from the website, the background script and the popup.

### Dialog
The dialog is a html that is injected by the content script in the active web page. It's used to display messages to the user and request user interaction.

## Security considerations
The following rules are enforced by design to ensure the security of the extension:
* The extension only sends signed headers to the website if the user has previously create a signing asociation with that website.
* The extension only sends signed headers to the website if the website is the active tab on the browser.
* The passcode is temporarry stored in the extension and is zeroed out after a few minutes.
* Messages from content script are allowed if the content script belongs to the active tab.
* Direct messages from the website to the background script are only allowed for the active tab and if a signing asociation exists with the auto-singin flag enabled.
* Request minumin permision in the Manifest.
* All sesitive data is only accessed by the background script and popup, and never reaches the content script.
* Never run external scripts in the extension (`eval()`).
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion example-web/my-app/src/App.js
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return () => {
unsubscribeFromSignature();
};
}, []);
});

const removeData = () => {
localStorage.removeItem("signify-data");
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions src/pages/background/index.ts
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}
});

// Handle messages
// Listener to handle internal messages from content scripts from active tab and popup
chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (
message: IMessage<any>,
sender,
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sendResponse({ data: { signins: signins ?? [], autoSigninObj } });
}

// Handle messages from Popup
// Handle messages from Popup
} else if (senderIsPopup(sender)) {
console.log(
"Message received from browser extension: " +
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return true;
});

// Listener to handle external messages from allowed web pages with auto signin
chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener(function (
message,
sender,
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/screens/config/config.tsx
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value: s[0],
}));

export function Config(props): JSX.Element {
export function Config(props:any): JSX.Element {
const [vendorUrl, setVendorUrl] = useState("");
const [vendorUrlError, setVendorUrlError] = useState("");
const [agentUrl, setAgentUrl] = useState("");
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