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Is gstatic.com safe to whitelist on a secure network? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by YourHuckleberry@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

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We're installing a new app on a secure network. The vendor has requested we allow access to gstatic.com. That seems overly broad to me and unsafe. Thoughts?

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[–] DonnieNarco@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to ChatGPT, this is what GStatic is:

Gstatic.com is a domain owned by Google that serves as a content delivery service that caches all unchanging files in a server near the user to reduce load times. It is used to load content from Google's Content Delivery Network (CDN) and store static data like JS libraries, stylesheets, and images. Gstatic.com also verifies connectivity to the internet for Chrome browser and Android devices. Google hosts its static content on a specific server called Gstatic to reduce bandwidth usage and deliver the content faster. Gstatic.com also allows users to embed Google Maps images on their web pages without requiring JavaScript. Gstatic.com is not a virus, but security software may display pop-ups about it.

[–] YourHuckleberry@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Is ChatGPT the new LMGTFY?