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rwhitby · 10/31/2009, 05:06 AM

A mechanism that allowed a webOS app to run any shell command it wanted to would be a HUGE security hole.
You need to write a service which does exactly and only what you need it to do, and carefully review it so that it doesn't open up any security vulnerabilities.
See git.webos-internals.org for example services.

-- Rod

10/31/2009, 05:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
rwhitby Developer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia - follow @webosinternals on Twitter visit www.webos-internals.org and www.facebook.com/webosinternals Posts: 10,219 Likes Received: 545 Thanks: 90 Thanked 8,534 Times in 2,806 Posts	A mechanism that allowed a webOS app to run any shell command it wanted to would be a HUGE security hole. You need to write a service which does exactly and only what you need it to do, and carefully review it so that it doesn't open up any security vulnerabilities. See git.webos-internals.org for example services. -- Rod __________________ WebOS Internals and Preware Founder and Developer You may wish to donate by Paypal to donations @ webos-internals.org if you find our work useful. All donations go back into development. www.webos-internals.org twitter.com/webosinternals facebook.com/webosinternals