# Lua for decection error loading module

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/lua-for-decection-error-loading-module/4775>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** rules\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/lua-for-decection-error-loading-module/4775 "2024-07-25T13:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![vjulien](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/vjulien/32/4_2.png) [@vjulien](https://forum.suricata.io/u/vjulien)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/lua-for-decection-error-loading-module/4775/2 "2024-07-26T12:10:20Z")

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In 8.0.0, we no longer allow loading modules. We want to expand the functionality exposed to the scripting language to support cases like this.

See [Feature #7074: lua: expose base64 functions - Suricata - Open Information Security Foundation](https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7074)

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