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Diffstat (limited to 'ext/etc')
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/etc/etc.c | 2 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/etc/etc.c b/ext/etc/etc.c index 486963378b..ecb9e16411 100644 --- a/ext/etc/etc.c +++ b/ext/etc/etc.c @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ char *getenv(); char *getlogin(); /* Returns the short user name of the currently logged in user. + * Unfortunately, it is often rather easy to fool getlogin(). + * Avoid getlogin() for security-related purposes. * * e.g. * Etc.getlogin -> 'guest' |