Tuesday, 17 April 2007 07:45
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"?
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 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 |
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