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[REBOL] Re: PROTECT bug

From: lmecir:mbox:vol:cz at: 10-Dec-2001 9:26

Hi Gabriele, <<Gabriele>> Hello Romano! On 08-Dic-01, you wrote: RT> -------------- RT> This is known. However, an important note is that protect is RT> not a security feature. It does not stop amnything from doing RT> an UNPROTECT. It is meant as a tool to help prevent scripts RT> from overwriting system critical functions or data. RT> REBOL Support RT> --- Once you unset UNPROTECT, you can use it as a security feature. :) (...) <</Gabriele>> I disagree. It is insufficient to unset UNPROTECT to create an environment that is secure against malicious modifications, as I have proven some time ago.