Re: [Zope-dev] Allowing secure 'import' access in zope folder hosting
> Just a random, related thought that came up: Wouldn't it be nice > if people could devellop locally on their own zope (under windows > or unix) and hit the 'Sync' button on their "SyncedFolder" to > transparently upload their work to the zope server where it becomes > live immediately? (ok, this wouldn't work for external databases) > > Just a thought. I know it doesn't cover all situations and there are > other ways to do this (next to just developping remotely using versions). I have a system that does that now using xml-rpc. Im trying to turn it into a product so I can get release it. It can be a big security headache -- Andy McKay ___ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )
Re: [Zope-dev] Allowing secure 'import' access in zope folder hosting
On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 05:29:51PM -0400, Shane Hathaway wrote: > Ivo van der Wijk wrote: > > I tried to ask this on the standard zope list, but noone seemed to know > > anything about it. Perhaps you do? > > > > We provide zope hosting, both folder based (where people have access > > to their own folder, mapped to a domain, and no access to the zope > > server / source / var / import / lib directories) and pure zope hosting > > (i.e. an entire own zope server for this customer) > > > > In the folder case, one of our customers whishes to upload his locally > > developped site as .zexp to our zope server and import it there. > > > > Can this be done safely? I.e. withouth compromising the other customers > > security? > > > What you're really looking for is a different kind of import/export > format. This is actually a great opportunity for a new product: > something that can import and export only specific kinds of objects and > can strip security-related attributes. It could be web-enabled rather > than requiring filesystem access. > > I guess the question is then "how badly do you want it"? :-) > Just a random, related thought that came up: Wouldn't it be nice if people could devellop locally on their own zope (under windows or unix) and hit the 'Sync' button on their "SyncedFolder" to transparently upload their work to the zope server where it becomes live immediately? (ok, this wouldn't work for external databases) Just a thought. I know it doesn't cover all situations and there are other ways to do this (next to just developping remotely using versions). Ivo -- Drs. I.R. van der Wijk -=- Brouwersgracht 132 Amaze Internet Services V.O.F. 1013 HA Amsterdam -=- Tel: +31-20-4688336 Linux/Unix based corporate Fax: +31-20-4688337 and Web: http://www.amaze.nl/Internet Solutions Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=- ___ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )
Re: [Zope-dev] Allowing secure 'import' access in zope folder hosting
Ivo van der Wijk wrote: > I tried to ask this on the standard zope list, but noone seemed to know > anything about it. Perhaps you do? > > We provide zope hosting, both folder based (where people have access > to their own folder, mapped to a domain, and no access to the zope > server / source / var / import / lib directories) and pure zope hosting > (i.e. an entire own zope server for this customer) > > In the folder case, one of our customers whishes to upload his locally > developped site as .zexp to our zope server and import it there. > > Can this be done safely? I.e. withouth compromising the other customers > security? No. It's not just difficult, but with zexp it's not possible. > > >From some discussions where had on #zope I understand that expecialy > proxy roles may be a problem which may be fixed by requiring the user > to take ownership. > > Would this fix all security issues? Or are there any other unforseen problems? > > Would anyone know another solution to achieve the same functionality? > (ftp won't work, as you can't, for example, upload userfolders) > > Would it be possible to perform a scan on an xml exports for unwanted > proxy roles and other security issues? There are infinite ways to plant a security hole in a .zexp. What you're really looking for is a different kind of import/export format. This is actually a great opportunity for a new product: something that can import and export only specific kinds of objects and can strip security-related attributes. It could be web-enabled rather than requiring filesystem access. I guess the question is then "how badly do you want it"? :-) Shane ___ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )
