Is it safe to use IndexedDB?

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The short answer is IndexedDB is vulnerable to malware and physical takeover attacks. It's better than many options because cryptography is done outside the browser execution environment, but it's not totally secure. 12 апр. 2021 г.

Is IndexedDB better than LocalStorage?

LocalStorage is slightly faster than IndexedDB in all browsers (disregarding the crashes). IndexedDB is not significantly slower when run in a web worker, and never blocks the DOM that way.

When should I use IndexedDB?

You might use IndexedDB to store structured data that's unrelated to any data on the server. An example might be a calendar, a to-do list, or saved games that are played locally. In this case, the application is really a local one, and your web site is just the vehicle for delivering it.

Is IndexedDB encrypted?

This is a secure, promise-based keyval store that encrypts data stored in IndexedDB. The symmetric encryption key is derived from the provided passphrase, and then stored in an encrypted form within the provided store name. The encryption key is only used in memory and never revealed.

Is IndexedDB deprecated?

The W3C has announced that the Web SQL database is a deprecated local storage specification so web developer should not use this technology any more. indexeddb is an alternative for web SQL data base and more effective than older technologies.

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