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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<chapter xml:id="reference.luasandbox.differences" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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<title>Differences from Standard Lua</title>
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<para>
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LuaSandbox provides a sandboxed environment which differs in some ways from standard Lua 5.1.
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</para>
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<simplesect xml:id="reference.luasandbox.differences.unavailable">
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<title>Features that are not available</title>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>dofile()</literal>, <literal>loadfile()</literal>, and the <literal>io</literal> package, as they allow direct filesystem access. If needed, filesystem access should be done via PHP callbacks.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>package</literal> package, including <literal>require()</literal> and <literal>module()</literal>, as it depends heavily on direct filesystem access. A pure-Lua rewrite such as that used in the MediaWiki Scribunto extension may be used instead.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>load()</literal> and <literal>loadstring()</literal>, to allow for static analysis of Lua code.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>print()</literal>, since it outputs to standard output. If needed, output should be done via PHP callbacks.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Most of the <literal>os</literal> package, as it allows manipulation of the process and executing of other processes.
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</para>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>os.clock()</literal>, <literal>os.date()</literal>, <literal>os.difftime()</literal>, and <literal>os.time()</literal> remain available.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Most of the <literal>debug</literal> package, as it allows manipulation of Lua state and metadata in ways that can break sandboxing.
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</para>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>debug.traceback()</literal> remains available.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>string.dump()</literal>, as it may expose internal data.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>collectgarbage()</literal>, <literal>gcinfo()</literal>, and the <literal>coroutine</literal> package have not been reviewed for security.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect xml:id="reference.luasandbox.differences.modified">
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<title>Features that have been modified</title>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>pcall()</literal> and <literal>xpcall()</literal> cannot catch certain errors, particularly timeout errors.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>tostring()</literal> does not include pointer addresses.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>string.match()</literal> has been patched to limit the recursion depth and to periodically check for a timeout.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>math.random()</literal> and <literal>math.randomseed()</literal> are replaced with versions that don't share state with PHP's <literal>rand()</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The Lua 5.2 <literal>__pairs</literal> and <literal>__ipairs</literal> metamethods are supported by <literal>pairs()</literal> and <literal>ipairs()</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</simplesect>
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</chapter>
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Local variables:
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mode: sgml
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sgml-omittag:t
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sgml-shorttag:t
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sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
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sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
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sgml-indent-step:1
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sgml-indent-data:t
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indent-tabs-mode:nil
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sgml-parent-document:nil
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sgml-default-dtd-file:"~/.phpdoc/manual.ced"
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sgml-exposed-tags:nil
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sgml-local-catalogs:nil
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sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
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End:
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vim600: syn=xml fen fdm=syntax fdl=2 si
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vim: et tw=78 syn=sgml
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vi: ts=1 sw=1
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-->
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