WorkerGlobalScope: crossOriginIsolated property

The crossOriginIsolated read-only property of the {{domxref("WorkerGlobalScope")}} interface returns a boolean value that indicates whether the document is cross-origin isolated.

A cross-origin isolated document only shares its {{glossary("Browsing context", "browsing context group")}} with same-origin documents in popups and navigations, and resources (both same-origin and cross-origin) that the document has opted into using via CORS (and COEP for <iframe>). The relationship between a cross-origin opener of the document or any cross-origin popups that it opens are severed. The document may also be hosted in a separate OS process alongside other documents with which it can communicate by operating on shared memory. This mitigates the risk of side-channel attacks and cross-origin attacks referred to as XS-Leaks.

Cross-origin isolated documents operate with fewer restrictions when using the following APIs:

{{JSxRef("SharedArrayBuffer")}} can be created and sent via a {{DOMxRef("DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope.postMessage()")}} or a {{DOMxRef("MessagePort.postMessage()")}} call.
{{DOMxRef("Performance.now()")}} offers better precision.
{{DOMxRef("Performance.measureUserAgentSpecificMemory()")}} can be called.

A document will be cross-origin isolated if it is returned with an HTTP response that includes the headers:

{{HTTPHeader("Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy")}} header with the directive same-origin.
{{HTTPHeader("Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy")}} header with the directive require-corp or credentialless.

Access to the APIs must also be allowed by the Permissions-Policy {{HTTPHeader("Permissions-Policy/cross-origin-isolated", "cross-origin-isolated")}}. Otherwise crossOriginIsolated property will return false, and the document will not be able to use the APIs listed above with reduced restrictions.

Value

A boolean value.

Examples

Cross-origin isolating a document

To cross-origin isolate a document:

Set the {{HTTPHeader("Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy")}} HTTP header to same-origin:
http
```
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin
```
Set the {{HTTPHeader("Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy")}} HTTP header to require-corp or credentialless:
http
```
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: credentialless
```
The {{HTTPHeader("Permissions-Policy/cross-origin-isolated","cross-origin-isolated")}} directive of the {{HTTPHeader("Permissions-Policy")}} header must not block access to the feature. Note that the default allowlist of the directive is self, so the permission will be granted by default to cross-origin isolated documents.

Checking if the document is cross-origin isolated

const myWorker = new Worker("worker.js");

if (self.crossOriginIsolated) {
  const buffer = new SharedArrayBuffer(16);
  myWorker.postMessage(buffer);
} else {
  const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
  myWorker.postMessage(buffer);
}

Value

Examples

Cross-origin isolating a document

Checking if the document is cross-origin isolated

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also