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security: if chat Markdown is added, require marked + DOMPurify allowlist #65

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Summary

Preventive hardening note: chat is currently safe (createElement / textContent in chat-message-content.js). marked + DOMPurify already exist for release notes. If chat Markdown ships later, it must reuse sanitize with a strict allowlist — never ad-hoc innerHTML from peer text.

Requirements when the feature lands

  • marked.parseDOMPurify.sanitize with explicit ALLOWED_TAGS / URI rules
  • No unrestricted <img> / javascript: hrefs
  • Prefer extracting a shared helper next to release-markdown.js rather than a second sanitizer in chat

Acceptance (for this tracking issue)

  • Constraint captured in SECURITY or architecture docs now
  • When Markdown chat is implemented, PR checklist includes sanitize allowlist review

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