Developers generally expect `http://localhost` to have the same transport security characteristics as TLS, as it should resolve to a loopback address, and will therefore never hit the network. Chrome will ensure that this expectation is accurate by implementing https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-west-let-localhost-be-localhost, and carves out `http://localhost` accordingly.
Specification
Specification being incubated in a Community Group
Status in Chromium
Blink>SecurityFeature>SecureContexts
No active development
(tracking bug)
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
- Positive
- No signal
- Strongly positive
Owner
Last updated on 2021-04-13