[Python-Dev] PEP: Migrating the Python CVS to Subversion

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Fri Jul 29 03:19:23 CEST 2005


On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 20:15, Leif Hedstrom wrote:

> I'm definitely positive to a migration to Subversion, but I'd be really 
> concerned about using plain text authentication mechanisms. 

We won't use plain text, but we may (or, we currently do) use basic auth
over ssl.  The security then is in the passwords, so we have to make
sure they're generated securely.

> We should have enough man powers to come up with some secure solution 
> here :).

Volunteers (i.e. those with actual free time to give on implementing any
solution) are definitely welcome.

-Barry

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 307 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
Url : http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20050728/cb94f264/attachment.pgp


More information about the Python-Dev mailing list