# Browser URL Bars Can Fail as a Security Measure Against Punycode Phishing

DevFeed: [Browser URL Bars Can Fail as a Security Measure Against Punycode Phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/people-are-the-weakest-link-in-security-36932.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/people-are-the-weakest-link-in-security/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-04-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browsers.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>)

Tags: [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browsers.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [product-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that end users are not necessarily the weakest link in security when browsers make URL-based security checks difficult. It uses Punycode domains that can appear similar to trusted sites as an example and calls on browser makers to make URL-bar security measures resistant to attack.

## Source excerpt

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