[Python-checkins] r82367 - python/trunk/Doc/library/logging.rst

[vinay.sajip]

Author: vinay.sajip
Date: Tue Jun 29 17:13:14 2010
New Revision: 82367

Log:
Added information about pickle security and SocketHandler.

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/logging.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/logging.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/library/logging.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/logging.rst	Tue Jun 29 17:13:14 2010
@@ -2039,6 +2039,11 @@
       Pickles the record's attribute dictionary in binary format with a length
       prefix, and returns it ready for transmission across the socket.
 
+      Note that pickles aren't completely secure. If you are concerned about
+      security, you may want to override this method to implement a more secure
+      mechanism. For example, you can sign pickles using HMAC and then verify
+      them on the receiving end, or alternatively you can disable unpickling of
+      global objects on the receiving end.
 
    .. method:: send(packet)