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Coffee With Developers • Aug 31, 2026

What is Cross-Origin Storage - Thomas Steiner

Thomas Steiner

Thomas Steiner proves shared browser caching isn't dead. Discover how the Cross-Origin Storage API securely shares massive web AI models across domains without triggering privacy-compromising timing attacks.

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#1 about 3 min

Overcoming historical web caching and privacy challenges

How partitioned browser caches broke shared content delivery networks to prevent timing attacks.

#2 about 3 min

Solving storage constraints for web AI and fonts

Why large assets like local AI models and comprehensive emoji fonts require a new caching mechanism.

#3 about 2 min

Addressing shared web resources by content hash

Using content-addressed storage to verify and share resources regardless of their original download URL.

#4 about 3 min

Managing sharing levels with the imperative API

How to use JavaScript to query the cache and configure global, same-site, or origin-specific sharing.

#5 about 2 min

Opting into shared caching with declarative HTML attributes

Adding specific attributes to script and link tags enables seamless integration with cross-origin storage.

#6 about 4 min

Preventing malware distribution through decentralized hash verification

Validating incoming bytes against known hashes stops compromised domains from serving malicious code.

#7 about 3 min

Understanding underlying browser storage implementations and tooling

How browser vendors might adapt existing mechanisms like IndexedDB or OPFS to store cached blobs.

#8 about 4 min

Mitigating timing attacks and managing storage quotas

Protecting user privacy by enforcing popularity thresholds and probe limits on cached resources.

#9 about 3 min

Expanding ecosystem adoption across WebAssembly and AI frameworks

How partners use the API to share complex dependencies like Skia rendering engines and compiled database libraries.

#10 about 2 min

Testing the proposed API using browser extension polyfills

Developers can experiment with the cross-origin storage proposal immediately using offscreen page service workers.

#11 about 3 min

Integrating storage across CSS and Fetch API endpoints

Modifying standard request options allows developers to cache assets through font-face declarations and network requests.

#12 about 6 min

Providing usage metrics to support browser vendor implementation

Expressing developer interest with concrete metrics helps prioritize the API standardization process.

#13 about 2 min

Integrating shared caching with modern web framework bundlers

Using plugins for tools like Vite enables frameworks to optimize resource delivery natively.

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