Re: Sharing scripts

[Sergei Steshenko]

--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Jaroslav Hajek <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Jaroslav Hajek <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Sharing scripts
> To: "MathCloud" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden


[snip]

> 
> Yeah, I'm afraid you can't get much of a safety by simply
> filtering
> the input, there's just too much options for workarounds. I
> believe a
> solution from inside Octave will be much more safe and
> robust.
> 
> 
> -- 
> RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD
> computing expert & GNU Octave developer
> Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
> Prague, Czech Republic
> url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz


It doesn't make sense to me to use 'octave' with limited capabilities.

I think modern ways to achieve security are using jails and/or virtual
machines.

The host system should not necessarily be Linux, and can be a *BSD or
Solaris if they allow easier jailing.

Regards,
  Sergei.