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Tuesday, 17 April 2007

We're currently working on our new project U8 web widgets and so we came across many different web services. Only few of them attend the necessary "crossdomain.xml" for Flash developers. Here's our currently assorted list of providers.

What is a "crossdomain.xml"?

Adobe's TechNote

Why is it required?

Flash Player Security Whitepaper (PDF)

What if a web service provider got no "crossdomain.xml"?

You can bypass the security sandbox of the Flash Player by using a proxy script.

Name	Services	Documentation	crossdomain.xml	Pub.
Amazon	Shopping	aws.amazon.com	amazom.com	No
Flickr	Photos	www.flickr.com/services/api	flickr.com	Yes
myFeedz	Feeds	www.myfeedz.com/page/api	myfeedz.com	Yes
Pipes	Feeds	pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/docs	pipes.yahooapis.com	Yes
Upcoming	Calendar	upcoming.org/services/api	upcoming.yahooapis.com	Yes
Webjay	Music	webjay.org/api/help	webjay.org	Yes
Yahoo!	Answers Local Mail Maps Photos Search Shopping Travel Utilities	developer.yahoo.com	developer.yahoo.com answers.yahooapis.com local.yahooapis.com maps.yahooapis.com photos.yahooapis.com search.yahooapis.com travel.yahooapis.com	Yes No
YouTube	Videos	www.youtube.com/dev	youtube.com	No