CloudServices/Sync/ExtensionStorage Design Doc: Difference between revisions

CloudServices/Sync/ExtensionStorage Design Doc (view source)

18 bytes added , 10 April 2017

Crosslink

30

edits

Revision as of 17:27, 10 February 2017 (view source) Glasserc (talk \| contribs) (Updated description to match bug 1333810) ← Older edit		Revision as of 12:32, 10 April 2017 (view source) Glasserc (talk \| contribs) (Crosslink) Newer edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
	Extension Storage Sync is available through the chrome.storage.sync WebExtension API. It syncs as part of Firefox Sync, but using a different storage backend (Kinto).		Extension Storage Sync is available through the chrome.storage.sync WebExtension API. It syncs as part of Firefox Sync, but using a different storage backend ([[Firefox/Kinto\|Kinto]]).

	As much as possible, Extension Storage Sync is meant to seem like "part of Sync" from the user's perspective. This means that Extension Storage Sync takes a similar approach to its cryptography as the rest of Sync.		As much as possible, Extension Storage Sync is meant to seem like "part of Sync" from the user's perspective. This means that Extension Storage Sync takes a similar approach to its cryptography as the rest of Sync.