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15. Re: sandboxing security, lua bytecode, metatables and string library (score: 34)

Author: Rici Lake <lua@...>

Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:57:44 -0500

I just think it is the same problem with function environments. If lua bytecode can access function environments, then it have access to string.gsub environment that is the global environemnt. That'

16. Sandboxing and thread environments (score: 34)

Author: William Ahern <wahern@...>

Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:08:51 -0700

So, I'm trying to sandbox a thread and I think I'm overestimating the ability of lua_setfenv(, [thread index]) to circumvent the lexical closure characteristics of Lua. Basically, what I _want_ is to