What is the purpose of whitelisting channels in preload.js rather than just having all the functions in there?

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  • You'd specify the valid IPC channels in preload.js, and as long as you don't create a "getSuperSecretInfo" channel that responds with sensitive data, a malicious script in the renderer process won't have access to said data. This writeup may answer some of your questions: https://github.com/reZach/secure-electron-template/blob/master/docs/secureapps.md

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