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Re: CERT Perl Secure Coding Standard

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From:
Leon Timmermans
Date:
December 14, 2012 18:54
Subject:
Re: CERT Perl Secure Coding Standard
Message ID:
CAHhgV8gsLcDuZnPuD5J_2Nj-+nmnMwTL+0OAEoBxRP9eN7yPhw@mail.gmail.com
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Alexander Hartmaier
<alex.hartmaier@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder why the author has the impression "While the Perl community is
> interested in improving the language, the focus on security has historically
> tended to take a back seat to other priorities, such as new features and
> improved performance."?
> Looking at the taint mode and hash alglorith discussions I'd say that p5p is
> very concerned about keeping security related features alive and fixing
> security related bugs asap.
> Can someone try to contact the author to discuss his opinion before it
> spreads?

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

Leon

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