Re: [patch] safety of Lua byte code

[Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

> Nobody would seriously claim, I think, that one can algorithmically
> determine whether a given fragment of Lua *source* code is malicious.

It is impossible, because the _very same code_ may be fairly called
malicious when presented for execution by an attacker but not when
presented for execution by a suitably authorized person.  Therefore,
information beyond the code itself is necessary to determine malice.

Note, too, that there is nothing Lua-specific in the above argument.

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