Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT]: Apache Xerces-J 2.12.0 now available

2018-05-13 Thread Jim Manico
point seems to say that 1) above is >>> the best/only method. But clearly, 2) is also another method. Of >>> course, 3) above is also yet another method for fetching Maven >>> dependencies. >>> >> Your company can also run its own maven repo server (such as Nexus), >> that can hold both your company's internal maven artifacts and proxy >> to external maven repos like maven central. Then when you need a 3rd >> party artifact that is not in maven central, you can simply load it >> once to this repo and none of your developers need to do anything. > -- Jim Manico Manicode Security https://www.manicode.com

Re: Hello and XXE

2015-03-04 Thread Jim Manico
That's true Scott. Xerces is a big player in the XML parsing world. I'm just a security activist trying to encourage important libraries like Xerces to use safe defaults when they can. And for XXE, for sure, there is precedent to turn it off by default since it's so dangerous.

Re: Hello and XXE

2015-03-04 Thread Jim Manico
efaults in software when you can. Note: IBM has a very expensive product •just• to handle this issue - which would be largely unnecessary if Xerces defaulted to turning external entities off by default. With respect, -- Jim Manico @Manicode (808) 652-3805 > On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:2

Re: Hello and XXE

2015-03-04 Thread Jim Manico
How can I help? I'm happy to submit a patch if you like... This is a fairly critical security issue and I'm willing to get my hands dirty and help code? wash your car? free trips to Hawaii? What do need? Aloha, -- Jim Manico @Manicode (808) 652-3805 > On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:

Re: Hello and XXE

2015-03-04 Thread Jim Manico
of this. Turning it off by default would make the world a safer place. Respectfully, -- Jim Manico @Manicode (808) 652-3805 > On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Michael Glavassevich wrote: > > Hi, > > There has been some work done on the trunk [1] to make it easier for users > to

Hello and XXE

2015-02-26 Thread Jim Manico
rious risk to be left on by default. Has there been any discussion on this before? Forgive me if I am late to the game here. Aloha, -- Jim Manico @Manicode (808) 652-3805 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: j-users-unsubscr...@xerces.apach