[Pkg-kde-bugs-fwd] [Bug 98788] Possible solution to IDN domain spoofing/phising

[Thiago Macieira]

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------- Additional Comments From thiago kde org  2005-02-19 16:10 -------
Ok, new idea: don't disable the code in any way.

Make Konqueror show an icon "IDN" in the status bar when the ACE (ASCII Compatible Encoding) form doesn't match the Unicode form, and show *both* forms in the Location bar.

When you browse to the problematic site, you would see:
http://www.pаypal.com/  (www.xn--pypal-4ve.com)

This would also happen:
http://www.オンライン.or.jp (www.xn--eckl3qmbc.or.jp)

It wouldn't solve the problem of someone sending email to IDN'ed domains, unless KMail did something similar.