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Expand Up @@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ CORB can also allow attackers to detect when the `nosniff` header is present in

| [SameSite Cookies (Lax)]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/opt-in/same-site-cookies.md" >}}) | [COOP]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/opt-in/coop.md" >}}) | [Framing Protections]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/opt-in/xfo.md" >}}) | [Isolation Policies]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/isolation-policies" >}}) |
| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | [RIP]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/isolation-policies/resource-isolation" >}}) 🔗 [NIP]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/isolation-policies/navigation-isolation" >}}) |
| ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | [RIP]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/isolation-policies/resource-isolation" >}}) |

🔗 – Defense mechanisms must be combined to be effective against different scenarios.

{{< hint tip >}}
Developers can deploy [CORP]({{< ref "/docs/defenses/opt-in/corp.md" >}}) in an application's subresources to force a protection similar to CORB that does not inspect responses to decide when to act. To prevent attackers from abusing this XS-Leak, generic XS-Leaks defense mechanisms are also effective.
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