Chrome-Stats extension
IDN Safe
IDN Safe is a browser extension which blocks internationalized domain names to prevent you from visiting probable fake sites.
What is IDN Safe?
Stats
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
Chrome-Stats Rank
Summary
IDN Safe blocks internationalized domain names also known as punycode domains. This helps you to identify them and will prevent you from visiting probable fake sites.
The use of Unicode in domain names makes it potentially easier to spoof web sites as the visual representation of an IDN string in a web browser may make a spoof site appear indistinguishable to the legitimate site being spoofed, depending on the font used.
With IDN Safe you can temporarily allow domains or whitelist them at all. By default they are blocked.
Please feel free to make some requests at github: https://github.com/AykutCevik/IDN-Safe
Safety
Risk impact
IDN Safe is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install IDN Safe if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
IDN Safe has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.