diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index a17b5697a..23d9d4668 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -6365,7 +6365,7 @@

Inappropriate Use

Code Injection

-It is possible to include data in [=verifiable credentials=] that include +It is possible for data in [=verifiable credentials=] to include executable code or scripting languages. Authors of verifiable credentials are advised to avoid doing so, unless necessary, and the risks have been mitigated to the extent possible. @@ -6376,24 +6376,24 @@

Code Injection

or annotations, the contents of the string might require additional structure or markup in order to be presented correctly. It is possible to use markup languages, such as HTML, to label spans of text in different languages or to -supply string-internal markup needed for proper display of [=bidirectional +supply string-internal markup needed for the proper display of [=bidirectional text=]. It is also possible to use the `rdf:HTML` datatype to encode such values accurately in JSON-LD.

Despite the ability to encode information as HTML, implementers are strongly -discouraged from doing this because it: +discouraged from doing so, for the following reasons:

- + @@ -6401,10 +6401,10 @@

Code Injection

If implementers feel they need to use HTML, or other markup languages capable of containing executable scripts, to address a specific use case, they are advised -to analyze how an attacker would use the markup to mount injection attacks -against a consumer of the markup and then deploy mitigations against the -identified attacks such as running the HTML rendering engine in a sandbox with -no ability to have access to the network. +to analyze how an attacker could use the markup to mount injection attacks +against a consumer of the markup, and then deploy mitigations against the +identified attacks, such as running the HTML rendering engine in a sandbox with +no ability to access the network.