[cad-linux] Re: executable data - tcl "safe interpreter"
- From: phrostie <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:44:07 -0400
i've alsways like tcl and togl apps.
they seem to be the easiest to install and run.
On Sunday 14 September 2003 20:58, you wrote:
> I don't know about any other languages, but tcl
> provides a safe interpreter with adjustable security
> restrictions.
> http://tcl.tk:8003/software/plugin/safetcl.html
> There's also stuff in the tcl reference manual.
>
> For executables, could we use setuid and restrict the
> executable to a certain directory (with the setuid, no
> permissions for anything else)?
>
> It seems to me that there must be a way to safely run
> executables, as long as those executables went by the
> "normal rules" (i.e. library calls) and didn't exploit
> some security loophole to become root... but I'm not
> sure what.
>
> Bob
>
> --- Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@xxxxx> wrote:
> > phrostie said: (by the date of Wed, 10 Sep 2003
> > 18:15:19 -0400)
> >
> > > On Wednesday 10 September 2003 18:06, Bruno Postle
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > We have
> > > > an entire anti-virus industry that only exists
> >
> > because some software
> >
> > > > vendors encourage executable code mixed within
> >
> > documents.
> >
> > > good point
> >
> > my friend found this:
> >
> > Axiom is useful for
> > research and development of mathematical algorithms.
> > It defines a
> > strongly typed, mathematically correct type
> > hierarchy. It has a
> > programming language and a built-in compiler.
> > .
> > Axiom has been in development since 1973 and was
> > sold as a
> > commercial product. It has been released as free
> > software.
> > .
> > Efforts are underway to extend this software to (a)
> > develop a
> > better user interface (b) make it useful as a
> > teaching tool
> > (c) develop an algebra server protocol (d) integrate
> > additional
> > mathematics (e) rebuild the algebra in a literate
> > programming style
> > (f) integrate logic programming (g) develop an Axiom
> > Journal with
> > refereed submissions.
> >
> >
> > I will have to check this.
> >
> > ---
> > # Janek Kozicki
>
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