ES modules bring an official, standardized module system to JavaScript. With the release of Firefox 60 in May, all major browsers will support ES modules, and there is current work to add ES module support to Node. js, as well as ES module integration for WebAssembly.

Implementing a PBKDF2-based password storage scheme for Firefox OS. My esteemed colleague Frederik Braun. Recently took on to rewrite the module responsible for storing and checking passcodes that unlock Firefox OS phones. While we are still working on actually landing it in Gaia. I wanted to seize the chance to talk about this great use case of the WebCrypto API. To write a new code to disk.

S blog post Why A Free Obfuscator Is Not Always Free. Presents a curious attack vector from an unexpected source; a free JavaScript obfuscator service. This obfuscator embeds malicious code into the source code and obfuscates it afterwards to conceal both the source code and malicious payload. The unsuspecting victim has no idea that the obfuscated code includes malicious logic and deploys it into the Wild Wild Web.

W3C Opens New Australia Office. The Australian W3C Office will be jointly hosted by the ANU College of Business and Economics.