Dovecot source code audit

KSB listeem at ksb.id.lv
Fri Jan 13 20:19:24 UTC 2017


On 2017.01.13. 19:17, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> Mozilla sponsored source code audit for Dovecot. So thanks to them we have our first public code audit: https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#dovecot
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> Dates: October 2016 - January 2017
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> dovecot is a POP and IMAP mailserver; it is used in 68% of IMAP server deployments worldwide. The audit was performed by Cure53.
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> The team found the following problems:
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> 	• 3 Low
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> The Cure53 team were extremely impressed with the quality of the dovecot code. They wrote: "Despite much effort and thoroughly all-encompassing approach, the Cure53 testers only managed to assert the excellent security-standing of Dovecot. More specifically, only three minor security issues have been found in the codebase, thus translating to an exceptionally good outcome for Dovecot, and a true testament to the fact that keeping security promises is at the core of the Dovecot development and operations."
>

Congratulations and thank you for good work!

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KSB


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