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Most of the time, accessing scripts from one domain to another- for instance- from to - isn't permitted because the _________________________ allows scripts to run only if they match in protocol (http vs https, for example) hostname( vs ) and post (port 80 or 443 for http or https traffic by default). For obvious reasons, browsers enforce these rules to block potentially malicious exploits. it would be a poor sort of internet on which clicking any link opened up threats from other sites.

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The same-origin policy is the reason why accessing scripts from one domain to another is not permitted.

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Most of the time, accessing scripts from one domain to another- for instance- from to - isn't permitted because the same-origin policy allows scripts to run only if they match in protocol (http vs https, for example), hostname( vs ) and port (port 80 or 443 for http or https traffic by default). For obvious reasons, browsers enforce these rules to block potentially malicious exploits. It would be a poor sort of internet on which clicking any link opened up threats from other sites.

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