On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:47:50 -0500, Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> What kind of real world attacks do signed debs prevent? Not a
> compromised buildd, or a compromised maintainer's workstation.
It would allow me to copy .debs around with other people, or
use .debs not made available through the usual chain of security; as
long as the author hapens to be in my web of trust.
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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