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Meeting Time: Every other Wednesday at 19:00 UTC
 
Meeting Time: Every other Wednesday at 19:00 UTC
  
Next Meeting: Jan 8, 2014 (no meeting Dec 25)
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Next Meeting: Jan 22, 2014
  
 
Agenda:  
 
Agenda:  
  
* python-swiftclient status
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(nothing yet; when adding an agenda item, please include your name or IRC nick)
 
 
* python-swiftclient SSL certificate validation, facts:
 
** Actual https client implementation does not validate server certificate with CA (and will blindly accept self-signed certificate which allow MITM attack).
 
** python-swiftclient have been removed from Debian testing because of this vulnerability.
 
** Fix is in progress (since Jun 2013): https://review.openstack.org/#/c/33473/.
 
 
 
* python-swiftclient SSL certificate validation, solutions:
 
** Finish the fix in progress:
 
*** pro: it tackles both vulnerability (MITM and CRIME).
 
*** con: it implements a custom SSL validation just for swiftclient, and this is not a good idea as there's lots of sharp edges, and getting it wrong doesn't fail with obvious failures.
 
** Switch to request module
 
*** pro: common implementation which would remove complexity from swiftclient
 
*** con: does not implement the SSL compression disabling yet. (This open another vulnerability because of the CRIME attack, though it could be overcome by disabling compression at the server side)
 
 
 
* log #openstack-swift
 
** pro: lets people who don't use bouncers see what was said
 
** con: people are less free with opinions since it will live forever
 
 
 
* sysmeta status
 
 
 
* Swift 1.12.0 release
 

Revision as of 17:17, 21 January 2014

Meeting Time: Every other Wednesday at 19:00 UTC

Next Meeting: Jan 22, 2014

Agenda:

(nothing yet; when adding an agenda item, please include your name or IRC nick)