WebDNA security
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texte = I sat through a meeting with an IT department at an insurance company yesterday. The head of IT told the group that he had never heard of WebDNA and that it was "...a weird, third-party, add-on" and further, that he wouldn't even consider it for his web server because of all the publicity PHP has received for its security flaws. Yes, the stench of self-preservation is one of very few constants in business. One particular point that IT dude was trying to make is that simply running WebDNA on a machine exposes that machine to hacking. I'm wondering if anyone on the lise has had a security analysis done on a running copy of WebDNA, possibly by an organization specializing in security analysis. I think all of us recognize that the quality of our code has much more impact on security than simply running a copy of WebDNA. But, separating that code from the discussion, is there any information about the security pros and cons of WebDNA versus alternatives? Thanks, Pat McCormick ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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I sat through a meeting with an IT department at an insurance company yesterday. The head of IT told the group that he had never heard of WebDNA and that it was "...a weird, third-party, add-on" and further, that he wouldn't even consider it for his web server because of all the publicity PHP has received for its security flaws. Yes, the stench of self-preservation is one of very few constants in business. One particular point that IT dude was trying to make is that simply running WebDNA on a machine exposes that machine to hacking. I'm wondering if anyone on the lise has had a security analysis done on a running copy of WebDNA, possibly by an organization specializing in security analysis. I think all of us recognize that the quality of our code has much more impact on security than simply running a copy of WebDNA. But, separating that code from the discussion, is there any information about the security pros and cons of WebDNA versus alternatives? Thanks, Pat McCormick ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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