Re: A secure version of Python

Dave Brennan (brennan@hal.com)
31 Aug 1994 19:20:18 GMT

While chroot() is an ok (but as pointed out, limited) solution, note that
it is a Unix-only solution. It's not even POSIX, so if you care anything
about portability it really isn't a workable solution.

Maybe you just need a way to validate code before executing. Something
like a PGP-signed code segment that would (a) generally insure that the
code isn't a trojan horse, and (b) even if it was, you'd have a pretty
good idea where it came from. Still, not perfect, but better.

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Dave Brennan                         HaL Computer Systems, Austin, TX, USA
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