Re: Security: Context filtering in Rygel

[Jens Georg <mail jensge org>]

On Do, 2013-06-27 at 18:21 +0200, Ludovic Ferrandis wrote:
> Following email about context filtering in GUPnP, see message 
> <https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gupnp-list/2013-June/msg00011.html>
>
> What would be the impact on Rygel if the context filtering is done in GUPnP?
>
> The impact should not be important.
> The management of the white list in the settings won't be change. 
> (interface keyword in rygel.conf)
> The code that filter out the GUPnP contexts should be removed.
> Setup the context filtering using the new API (should be 2 lines):
> - Set the while list using the value get from the interface keyword
> - Enable the white list
>
> It could be done later. If Rygel doesn't use the new API and doesn't 
> update it's code, the current behavior still apply: Rygel will do the 
> filtering.
>
> Do I miss something?

Nope. :) It has minimal impact for Rygel.