[New-bugs-announce] [issue15762] Windows 8 certification

[Aaron Galea]

New submission from Aaron Galea:

Hi

We have an application created with python2.7 and created into an executable using py2exe. However we are getting an issue with Windows 8 certification due to compiler parameters. We would like to have this application Windows 8 certified but we can't get pass the following warning:
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Windows security features test 


WARNING 
Binary analyzer
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Warning: The binary analyzer test detected the following errors: 
◦File C:\Program Files (x86)\TestApp\test.exe has failed the DBCheck check.
◦File C:\Program Files (x86)\TestApp\test.exe has failed the NXCheck check.

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Impact if not fixed: If the app doesn’t use the available Windows protections, it can increase the vulnerability of customer's computer to malware. 

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How to fix: Apply the SAFESEH, DYNAMICBASE, and NXCOMPAT options when you link the app. See link below for more information:
Fixing Binary Analyzer Errors 

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In order to fix this issue I had to modify the file msvc9compiler.py by changing the following line from:

self.ldflags_shared = ['/DLL', '/nologo', '/INCREMENTAL:NO']

to

self.ldflags_shared = ['/DLL', '/nologo', '/INCREMENTAL:NO', '/DYNAMICBASE', '/SAFESEH', '/NXCOMPAT']

and rebuild py2exe. Once I have done this the test passed.

I could go about it by having local patch available to my team but preferably I try to avoid patching the standard python modules.

My question is if there is another way to do this? and whether it would be a good idea to include these flags in future distutils?

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assignee: eric.araujo
components: Distutils
messages: 168859
nosy: agale031176, eric.araujo, tarek
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Windows 8 certification
type: enhancement
versions: Python 2.7

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