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Re: Access control in Emacs?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Access control in Emacs? |
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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:49:40 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I’m adding more powerful features to crdt.el including buffer local variable
> synchronizations and arbitrary remote command/function call,
Given the way Emacs is designed/structured this is a recipe for big
gaping security holes. It can be OK to allow such things for *very*
specific cases (a few specific well understood variables), but even such
a "whitelist" is a problem because it requires careful and
long term maintenance.
Stefan