[REBOL] Re: Commander.c adds Shell access for Rebol
From: ryanc:iesco-dms at: 21-Mar-2001 9:27
How making it basically a telnet daemon, but with the rigorous security
features you mention?
--Ryan
Michal Kracik wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> I think that network security is not a problem here. If I remember
> correctly, with C socket library it's possible to listen only on
> a specific interface. So if I listen only on local loopback interface
> 127.0.0.1 and some port, noone from the network can attack my program.
> But perhaps there is another problem that I overlooked?
>
> Regards,
> Michal Kracik
>
> Frank Sievertsen wrote:
> >
> > > I will try to write a solution where REBOL and "Commander" communicate
> > > with a TCP socket, and stdout is returned to REBOL. It would work both
> > > in Windows and UNIX.
> >
> > Cool, using sockets would be a more transparent solution. I didn't use
> > them because I wanted a solution that can not be attacked over the net.
> > But for non-secure enviroments this would be a good and more
> > portable solution.
> >
> > CU,
> > Frank
> >
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