obviscating python code for distribution

Hans Georg Schaathun hg at schaathun.net
Fri May 20 00:48:50 EDT 2011


On Thu, 19 May 2011 17:56:12 -0700, geremy condra
  <debatem1 at gmail.com> wrote:
:  TL;DR version: large systems have indeed been verified for their
:  security properties.
: (...)
:  Yup. Nothing is safe from idiots.

The difficult part is mapping those properties to actual requirements
and threat models.  Formal methods do not help on that step.  It takes
more than a non-idiot to avoid misunderstandings on the interface 
betweeen professions.

Either way, the assumption that your system will not be handled by
idiots is only reasonable if you yourself is the only user.

-- 
:-- Hans Georg



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