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Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] load_env support for whitelisting which variables are


From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] load_env support for whitelisting which variables are read from an env file, even if check_signatures=enforce
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:18:55 +0200
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On 07.09.2013 11:33, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> So just use another environment block for untrusted variables, that's
> all. I do not see why any change in sources is required.
Trouble is that right now we unconditionally load all variables from
block, whether trusted or not. So by modifying untrusted but loaded
block you can override core variables i.a. check_signatures. That's why
some ability to filter is required.

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