On Jan 9, 3:16 pm, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this- cybersource.com.au> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:21:09 -0800, koranthala wrote: > > I was wondering if there is a mechanism to encrypt logging automatically > > in python. > > The issue is as follows: > > (a) An application (after py2exe) will go as executable and there > > is no need for the user to know that it is written in python. If an > > exception occurs and it is logged, then the user can understand it is > > written in python. > > (b) A security threat. If an exception occurs, the code is seen by > > the user - and possibly be misused. > > Security by obscurity is not security. If your application isn't secure > against people who know what language is written in, then it isn't secure. > > -- > Steven
I understand that completely. My point is that even though I can try to make the application completely secure - I can never be sure of that. Especially if your company is a very small one - and might not be able to have the best programmers around. So, another layer of security - even security through obscurity - can give that bit extra time in which the bugs in the system can be ironed out. Also, what I am asking is a generic option in logging - which can help the adoption of the logging framework in even closed source systems. It is not just about security - just that a closed source company might be much more comfortable in using the system if crypt is there. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
