On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Daniel <miller...@gmail.com> wrote:

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> I understand the risks of unpickle. With strong, authenticated
> encryption I think it is reasonably safe to send an encrypted pickle
> through an untrusted medium (the Internet) and know that it has not
> been modified enroute. That is, unless someone has obtained the key,
> in which case I have a bigger problem to worry about.
>

Not to sound pedantic, but the fact that somebody is executing
exactly the malware they sent you is kind of cold comfort.
Might I suggest that a warning to that effect would be prudent?

Geremy Condra
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