On 7/27/20 7:33 PM, Igor Korot wrote: > Hi, >> The issue is that the IT department thinks that installing the full >> power of Python scripting on an Internet facing machine is inconsistent >> with the "Cyber Essentials Plus" accreditiation that they need to win >> Government contracts.
> Coming from experience working with the Government Contractor first hand, > they have to have an approved list of software people can work with. > > Ask to provide that list. > Now such a list is provided by the Security Office and it does not > come from the IT department. > > You can actually go and check this list yourself. Check with your company > FSO. > > I can assure you python will definitely be on that list. > Its possible that some python modules may not be there but the > language/interpreter will. US Government entities use Python extensively. *Some* are forced to use a special "restricted" version of Python, the mythical FIPS-Compliant version, that removes your ability to use a few things, notably the md5 hash because it's been deemed "insecure" (even if you're not using it for cryptographic purposes, it's just banned). -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
