Shell scripts and security

Question

TLDP\'s Advanced Bash Scripting Guide states that shell scripts shouldn\'t be used for \"situations where security is important, where you need to guarantee the integrity of

Answer 1

• it's easier for bad boys to make shell script work differently (it interacts a lot with other processes, PATH, shell functions, prifile)
• it's harder for good boys to deal with sensitive data (passing passwords, etc)