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I'm not sure if I see where your problem is.<br />
From within your extension's overlay.js you can (under appropriate conditions) change the currently displayed page via<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-35352369-1">getBrowser().selectedBrowser.loadURI(&quot;https://www.whatever.com/&quot;);</code></pre>
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I'm not sure if I see where your problem is.
From within your extension's overlay.js you can (under appropriate conditions) change the currently displayed page via


getBrowser().selectedBrowser.loadURI("https://www.whatever.com/");

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Hi, Could you elaborate on your answer and just explain a little bit about how this could process information on a page rendered in https please?<br />
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I ask because I know very little about Firefox extensions at the moment. My training begins on Wednesday.<br />
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Thank you
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Hi, Could you elaborate on your answer and just explain a little bit about how this could process information on a page rendered in https please?

I ask because I know very little about Firefox extensions at the moment. My training begins on Wednesday.

Thank you

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This was a great help thank you
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Hi experts.... a tough one I fear....<br />
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Lets assume the following.<br />
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Our user has a Firefox extension installed created by us.<br />
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First: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We need to activate this extension/plug-in on a page rendered using a secure protocol (https)?<br />
Second: Can we then analyse information presented on that page and request the user to perform an action?<br />
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The key here I see is having the ability to process (with user interaction) over https<br />
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Your thoughts are greatly received, I look forward to hearing from you.<br />
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Regards<br />
<br />
Damien
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Hi experts.... a tough one I fear....

Lets assume the following.

Our user has a Firefox extension installed created by us.

First:       We need to activate this extension/plug-in on a page rendered using a secure protocol (https)?
Second: Can we then analyse information presented on that page and request the user to perform an action?

The key here I see is having the ability to process (with user interaction) over https

Your thoughts are greatly received, I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Damien

Firefox Extensions - communicating data over https

Web browsers are applications used primarily to display documents, files and media from the Internet, identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that can be a page, image, video or other file. Some browsers require the use of add-ons or extensions to safely render the information they receive; others have systems built into them to perform the same functions.

Web Browsers

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the Internet. HTTPS consists of communication over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) within a connection encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS) or its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The main motivation for HTTPS is authentication of the visited website and to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. HTTPS is widely used for protecting page authenticity on all types of websites, securing accounts and keeping user communications, identity and web browsing private.

SSL / HTTPS

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. HTTP is the protocol to exchange or transfer hypertext. HTTP functions as a request-response protocol in the client-server computing model. HTTP is designed to permit intermediate network elements to improve or enable communications between clients and servers. HTTP is an application layer protocol designed within the framework of the Internet Protocol Suite; it presumes an underlying and reliable transport layer protocol.