[Python-Dev] Challenge: Please break this! (was: Reviving restricted mode) (original) (raw)

Steven Bethard steven.bethard at gmail.com
Mon Feb 23 21:40:15 CET 2009

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:10 PM, tav <tav at espians.com> wrote:

Hey all,

As an attempt to convince everyone of the merits of my functions-based approach to security, I've come up with a simple challenge. I've attached it as safelite.py The challenge is simple: * Open a fresh Python interpreter * Do: >>> from safelite import FileReader * You can use FileReader to read files on your filesystem * Now find a way to write to the filesystem from your interpreter

If you really want people to try and break it, I suggest you send it to c.l.py - there are load of people there with too much time on their hands. ;-)

Steve

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