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diff --git a/doc/forum/Apache_XBitHack.mdwn b/doc/forum/Apache_XBitHack.mdwn index 9cadc73e1..5def2f817 100644 --- a/doc/forum/Apache_XBitHack.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/Apache_XBitHack.mdwn @@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ However, the disadvantage of this approach is that the server does not give a La I gather from the [[security]] page that having the executable bit set on files is considered a security hole, but how big a hole would it be if I'm the only one editing the site? Is there a way, a somewhat safe way, of implementing XBitHack for IkiWiki? -- [[KathrynAndersen]] + +> The risk with execute bits on files in the generated site is that someone +> commits an executable, ikiwiki copies it as-is, and now the web browser +> can be used to run it. Obviously if you're the only committer, that is +> not much of a risk. Or you can lock down apache to not allow running +> arbitrary files. It's also pretty unlikely that a rendered mdwn file +> would result in a html page that can be run as an executable. So an +> option that makes all files rendered from mdwn or other markups +> get the x bit set would be pretty safe even with untrusted editors. --[[Joey]] |