11Mar
Is it dangerous to publicly surf the web while my browser is being run in an IDE?
While developing web software, I typically run a browser (chrome) from my IDE. Here's an example launch.json
in VSCode:
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "vite dev",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"runtimeExecutable": "yarn",
"runtimeArgs": ["dev"],
"serverReadyAction": {
"action": "debugWithChrome",
"pattern": "127.0.0.1:.*m([0-9]+)",
"uriFormat": "http://127.0.0.1:%s",
"killOnServerStop": true
}
}
]
}
This launches a chrome instance with a separate configuration to my default one. Additionally, my IDE is attached.
Often, I use the same instance to lookup documentation on public websites with 3rd party content.
I'm looking for a browser agnostic answer. Is public browsing in such an instance significantly more risky or dangerous?