Microsoft is trying to push as many people into Edge as possible. And now the company has announced that its Edge Vulnerability Research is experimenting with a new feature. It's called "Super Duper Secure Mode," and that's the name Microsoft has given to the new security feature for now.
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Super Duper Secure Mode (SDSM) is a feature that increases security while browsing the web without affecting performance. The general idea is to create a secure browsing environment without any slowdowns.
Super Duper Secure Mode (SDSM) is a feature that takes a new approach to increasing security while browsing the web. It does so by removing “Just-In-Time Compilation” (JIT) from the V8 processing pipeline. About 45% of vulnerabilities found in the V8 JavaScript pipeline are related to JIT.
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According to the SDSM documentation, removing access to the JIT "eliminates half of the bugs" that hackers can use to create security exploits.
Edge's Super Duper Secure Mode removes a key method that hackers could use.
First, to get started, you'll need one of the preview builds of Microsoft Edge from any of their channels. You can choose from Beta, Dev, or Canary channels. Follow the steps below to enable it.
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1. Download and install a preview version of Edge from the website. You can choose a version based on your preferences.
2. Continue with the initial browser setup.
3. Now, in the address bar, type: edge://flags
4. Additionally, the experimental features page will open. Search for “Super Duper Secure Mode” in the search bar.
5. Then, from the drop-down menu next to the name, select Enable.
6. You will now see a pop-up window to restart Edge at the bottom of your screen. Click the blue Restart.
The process is now complete and you can try out the new feature.
