Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

What are CGI “wrappers”? Can they make CGI scripts safe?

April 26, 2017CGI safe scripts wrappers

0

10 Posted

What are CGI “wrappers”? Can they make CGI scripts safe?

1 Answer

0

Posted

Nothing can automatically make CGI scripts completely safe, but you can make them safer in some situations by placing them inside a CGI “wrapper” script. Wrappers may perform certain security checks on the script, change the ownership of the CGI process, or use the Unix chroot mechanism to place the script inside a restricted part of the file system.