[html5] omit credentials flag

[Lewis Dexter Litanzios / ldexterldesign]

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On 07/09/2015 20:38, Schalk Neethling wrote:
> Greetings All,
>
> I am studying the HTML, CSS and JS specs and I ran into this 
> interesting attribute of the video element that I am trying to 
> understand. The attribute in question is the crossorigin attribute.
>
> So, the value of this is stated to be a CORS settings attribute. 
> Looking at the definition for the latter it states that it can be one 
> of two values anonymous or use-credentials which in turn sets, or does 
> not set, the omit credentials flag.
>
> What exactly does the omit credentials flag mean and, do I understand 
> correctly that you can restrict access to the video element from CORS 
> requests but setting the crossorigin attribute to use-credentials?
>
> Thank you in advance for any and all assistance.
>
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> Schalk Neethling
>
>
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