Switch to re2 for pattern validation #451
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Standard RegExp is vulnerable to ReDoS, which means SSDK users have to be careful when crafting patterns constraints. re2 does not have this problem, at the expense of not supporting lookahead or backreferences.
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Description of changes:
Standard RegExp is vulnerable to ReDoS, which means SSDK users have to be
careful when crafting patterns constraints. re2 does not have this problem,
at the expense of not supporting lookahead or backreferences.
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