[Python-Dev] Python security team

[Victor Stinner]

Le Sunday 28 September 2008 02:45:14 Brett Cannon, vous avez écrit :
> > Second, I would like to help to fix all Python security issues. It looks
> > like Python community isn't very reactive (proactive?) about security.
> > Eg. a DoS was reported in smtpd server (integrated to Python)... 15
> > months ago. A patch is available but it's not applied in Python trunk.
>
> Historically we have not been proactive.

Well, I just asked to know the current status. First step for a secure program 
is to know its limits ;)

> Nope. I think my paper and blog posts are about the best you are going
> to find

I will try to write a document about Python and security next week.


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Victor Stinner aka haypo
http://www.haypocalc.com/blog/