Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates recommendations for downstreampython packagers

2017-02-01 Thread Steve Dower
rome has done it? Top-posted from my Windows Phone -Original Message- From: "Cory Benfield" Sent: ‎2/‎1/‎2017 2:03 To: "Steve Dower" Cc: "Christian Heimes" ; "David Cournapeau" ; "python-dev" Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates re

Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates recommendations for downstreampython packagers

2017-02-01 Thread Cory Benfield
> On 1 Feb 2017, at 14:20, Steve Dower wrote: > > Sorry, I misspoke when I said "certificate validation callback", I meant the > same callback Cory uses below (name escapes me now, but it's unfortunately > similar to what I said). There are two callbacks in OpenSSL, one that allows > you to v

Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates recommendations for downstreampython packagers

2017-02-01 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
Cory Benfield writes: > The TL;DR is: I understand Christian’s concern, but I don’t think > it’s important if you’re very, very careful. But AIUI, the "you" above is the end-user or admin of end-user's system, no? We know that they aren't very careful (or perhaps more accurate, this is too fsc

Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates recommendations for downstreampython packagers

2017-02-02 Thread Cory Benfield
> On 2 Feb 2017, at 03:38, Stephen J. Turnbull > wrote: > > Cory Benfield writes: > >> The TL;DR is: I understand Christian’s concern, but I don’t think >> it’s important if you’re very, very careful. > > But AIUI, the "you" above is the end-user or admin of end-user's > system, no? We know

Re: [Python-Dev] SSL certificates recommendations for downstreampython packagers

2017-02-05 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
Cory Benfield writes: > From a security perspective I think we have to discount the > possibility of administrator error from our threat model. I disagree in a certain sense, and in that sense you don't discount it -- see below. > A threat model that includes “defend the system against intrus