I cannot properly access most sites using javascript. This has affected Safari, Chrome, Firefox. How do I revert to previous version?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1)
Hi ...
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1)
Make sure your system software is up to date.
Click your Apple menu icon top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click Software Update ...
I have the latest system software update of Snow Leopard and have the exact same issues with all three browsers 😟
My platform:
OS X 10.7.3
Safari 5.1.4 and 5.1.5 (same results)
My app uses a sha-512 hashing scheme in javascript to hash passwords at login time. This has been working on all browsers from April 2009 until the Safari 5.1.4 update. Safari 5.1.4-5 on OS X 10.7.3 is the only browser for which this fails ( no, the update doesn't work either ).
Again, I emphasize that up until 5.1.4/5, everything was absolutely fine in 64-bit mode.
Interestingly, I have a report that Safari 5.1.4 under Windows continues to function correctly. I don't know about 5.1.5 on Windows.
I am reasonably certain that the problem isn't the javascript code I'm using -- it's OS X Safari 5.1.4/5.
Sadly, I had to withdraw application support for Safari because of this. I am an Apple advocate normally, but this is a huge black eye for me.
Update: 5.1.5 works under Windows ( 7-Professional under Parallels under OS X )
Still having issue. Running OS X 10.7.3. Safari 5.1.5 now. 64 bit safari. Java applets enabled. Cleared safari cache.
Are you able to log in to any of the sites if you use a different user agent? (Perhaps one of the mobile safari user agents?)
To get access to the User agents via the Develop Menu, go into your Safari advanced preferences and select "Show develop menu in menu bar":
We are experiencing exactly the same problem described by jgonese with Safari 5.1.4/5.1.5 (64bit on OS X 10.6.8).
To reproduce the problem go to http://jssha.sourceforge.net/ where every other browser will yield the correct results.
When setting breakpoints in the code with the debugging tool, then correct values are computed, without the breakpoints in normal program flow the results are wrong.
This strongly suggests that something went very wrong with the performance tuning of Safari's latest javascript engine.
I have received feedback from one of the websites who was affected by this update and have learned that I must allow third party cookies for the website to be displayed. The are looking into why Safari 5.1.4 has affected their site like this. This has corrected the problem for all the sites I was having problems with.
That's great. However, it has no bearing on the SHA issue. There is a major problem with javascript in 5.1.4 and 5.1.5.
jgenoese --
Bonita started this thread to address her own problem. You kinda interrupted her request with your "me, too"
post. I doubt she could help you with your SHA issue. If you want to have that addresssed here, just start your own new thread, and we'll see if we can help you with that.
😎
Interruption unintended. Thanks for gentle correction. Gratefully accepted and understood. Apologies to Bonita for unintentional disruption.
jg --
So happy you took my comment exactly as intended!
We'll keep an eye out for you, if you would like more help.
🙂
Thanks. My issue sounds very similar to McLibboc above. Can you suggest a more appropriate venue to air this out?
jg --
Are you a developer?
Not an Apple Developer, no (not yet, anyway -- will start IOS development very soon ).
Safari 5.1.4 update has serious Javascript problem.
