[GRASS-dev] Implement a REST API for GRASS

Maris Nartiss maris.gis at gmail.com
Thu May 25 00:42:29 PDT 2017


I assume that both are equally dangerous. My opinion is that GRASS GIS
should not be exposed to any non trustable users, as various smaller
and larger bugs are too common. Unless, of course, it runs inside a
throw-away VM.

2017-05-25 10:33 GMT+03:00 Pietro <peter.zamb at gmail.com>:
> Dear Māris,
>
> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Maris Nartiss <maris.gis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> GRASS GIS code has never been developed with security in mind. I would
>> not suggest to run it in a non-trustable environment.
>
>
> Do you think that expose some GRASS modules through a REST API can be more
> dangerous than exposing the same modules through a WPS service? Why?
>
> Pietro


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