Extracted from Pike v7.4 release 117 at 2004-11-02.
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Pike.Security

Module Pike.Security

Description

Pike has an optional internal security system, which can be enabled with the configure-option --with-security.

The security system is based on attaching credential objects (Pike.Security.Creds ) to objects, programs, arrays, mappings or multisets.

A credential object in essence holds three values:

user -- The owner.

allow_bits -- Run-time access permissions.

data_bits -- Data access permissions.


Constant BIT_INDEX

constant Pike.Security.BIT_INDEX

Description

Allow indexing.


Constant BIT_SET_INDEX

constant Pike.Security.BIT_SET_INDEX

Description

Allow setting of indices.


Constant BIT_CALL

constant Pike.Security.BIT_CALL

Description

Allow calling of functions.


Constant BIT_SECURITY

constant Pike.Security.BIT_SECURITY

Description

Allow usage of security related functions.


Constant BIT_NOT_SETUID

constant Pike.Security.BIT_NOT_SETUID

Description

Don't change active credentials on function call.


Constant BIT_CONDITIONAL_IO

constant Pike.Security.BIT_CONDITIONAL_IO

FIXME

Document this constant.


Constant BIT_DESTRUCT

constant Pike.Security.BIT_DESTRUCT

Description

Allow use of destruct .