A Wiki implementation in Python (MoinMoin)

Reimar Bauer | 9 Nov 2003 20:08

processor for interpreter


Hi

I have started to write a processor for an interpreter.
Did someone else have done something like this before?

The processor already works but which possibilities do I have to protect
the server for example for deleting of some files.
Could a processor run by a user account different from wwwrun?

regards

Reimar

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Florian Festi | 9 Nov 2003 20:55

Re: processor for interpreter

> I have started to write a processor for an interpreter.
> Did someone else have done something like this before?
>
> The processor already works but which possibilities do I have to protect
> the server for example for deleting of some files.
> Could a processor run by a user account different from wwwrun?

Using wiki editable code is extremely dangerous. There are various nasty
things that can happen. I started a little discussion about this already
on the MoinMoin wiki:

http://twistedmatrix.com/users/jh.twistd/moin/moin.cgi/MiscProposals

It's about making the MoinMoin sources editable in a wiki. Most problems
mentioned there will also aply to your processor.

Feel free to continue this discussion on the wiki page or on this mailing
list.

	cu

		FlorianFesti

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