Providing information about a web application or extension offered by website based on information about the application or extension gathered from a trusted site

摘要

A method for installing an offered web application or browser extension in a web browser includes receiving a user action on a website located at a first internet domain. Information about the offered web application or browser extension not currently installed in the web browser is displayed in response to the user action. The displayed information is provided by a digital marketplace located at a second internet domain distinct from the first internet domain. A correspondence of the displayed information to the offered web application or browser extension is ensured through functionality provided by the web browser. An indication to install the offered web application or browser extension is received from a user, and the web application or browser extension is installed in response to the received indication.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
communicating, by a server, with a web browser configured to display web pages of one or more websites on a client device; in response to receiving an indication of a display, on a web page of a first website, of an availability of a web application or browser extension downloadable from the first website for installation in the web browser, determining, by the server, a trustworthiness of the web application or browser extension downloadable from the first website, including at least one of: determining whether the first website is a previously verified website or a non-verified website; and determining whether the web application or browser extension downloadable from the first website is the same as an equivalent web application or browser extension available in a digital marketplace hosted by a trusted site; displaying, by the server on the web page of the first website, the trustworthiness of the web application or browser extension downloadable from the first website; and downloading the web application or browser extension without navigating away from the web page of the first website, wherein the downloading the web application or browser extension includes: downloading the web application or browser extension from a third party server associated with the first website, the third party server being distinct from any servers associated with the digital marketplace; and verifying that the downloaded web application or browser extension matches a version of the web application or browser extension stored at a remote server associated with the digital marketplace.