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Date:      Mon, 15 May 2000 13:20:51 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mktemp() vs. mkstemp() 
Message-ID:  <200005151920.NAA39122@harmony.village.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 May 2000 12:39:46 MDT." <39204472.706CB1D2@softweyr.com> 
References:  <39204472.706CB1D2@softweyr.com>  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005141952440.20005-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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In message <39204472.706CB1D2@softweyr.com> Wes Peters writes:
: We could simply redefine mktemp to not be such a security hole.  Do 
: common programs that use mktemp depend on side effects?

mktemp cannot be defined such that it isn't a security hole.  That's
why mkstemp was invented.

Warner


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