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| Subject | Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| From | "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> |
| Organization | FORTH, Inc. |
| Date | 2015-10-13 11:57 -1000 |
| Message-ID | <gJGdnazvI-TI44DLnZ2dnUU7-RmdnZ2d@supernews.com> (permalink) |
On 10/13/15 8:53 AM, foxaudioresearch@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 2:22:43 PM UTC-4, Ron Aaron wrote: >> On 10/13/15 20:51, foxaudioresearch@gmail.com wrote: >>> On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 9:56:47 AM UTC-4, Ron Aaron wrote: >>>> It's not just for mobile and desktop: >>>> >>>> http://8th-dev.com/forum/index.php/topic,595.msg3177.html >>> >>> One of the common complaints I have heard when it was suggested to Forth for CGI was that it was a security risk. Does 8th include ways to preempt that concern out of the box? Perhaps you can "seal" it to a specific wordlist or some such thing. >> >> Yes indeed, you can create a sealed vocabulary. >> >> I don't see why Forth would be any more of a security risk for CGI than >> any other language, honestly. > > Its the perception that the entire machine is accessible from within Forth. I have heard coming from system admin types who are scared to death of programs the can do things they don't really understand. > > Thanks for the fast reply. In embedded and native Forths, indeed the entire machine is accessible to the application developer. That is a good thing. However, the completed application can be as secure as it needs to be. Cheers, Elizabeth -- ================================================== Elizabeth D. Rather (US & Canada) 800-55-FORTH FORTH Inc. +1 310.999.6784 5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90045 http://www.forth.com "Forth-based products and Services for real-time applications since 1973." ==================================================
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CGI scripting (in 8th) Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 16:56 +0300
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2015-10-13 10:51 -0700
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-13 08:05 -1000
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2015-10-13 11:54 -0700
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 21:22 +0300
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2015-10-13 11:53 -0700
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-10-13 11:57 -1000
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 08:04 +0300
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-13 23:18 -0700
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 09:25 +0300
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-14 09:33 +0000
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-10-14 09:50 +0000
Re: CGI scripting (in 8th) foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2015-10-15 11:31 -0700
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