On 29 December 2014 at 20:13, Bernd Eckenfels <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:01:29 +0000
> schrieb sebb <[email protected]>:
>
>> On 29 December 2014 at 19:48, Bernd Eckenfels
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > The download page of apache commons reads like there is supposed to
>> > be a KEYS column in the table. But it is now a general link, so I
>> > would apply the following changes, if you agree:
>>
>> I think the reference to the KEYS file needs to come before the
>> hashes. We want to encourage sig checking as the primary way to check
>> downloads.
>>
>> But I agree that the text needs some TLC.
>
> Cool, how is this:
>
> <p>
> Please <a href="http://www.apache.org/info/verification.html";>verify
> the integrity</a>
> of downloaded files against the public code signing
> <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/KEYS";>KEYS</a>
> used by the Apache Commons developers.
> </p>
> <p>
> The <code>pgp</code> link downloads the OpenPGP compatible signature
> from our main site.
> The <code>md5</code> link downloads the checksum from the main site.
> </p>
>
Better, but the verification is not actually against the KEYS file.
How about:
<p>
It is essential that you <a
href="http://www.apache.org/info/verification.html";>verify the
integrity</a>
of downloaded files, preferabley using the <code>PGP</code>
signature; failing that using the <code>MD5</code> hash.
<p>
</p>
The <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/KEYS";>KEYS</a>
file contains the public keys
used by Apache Commons developers to sign releases.
It is used in conjunction with the <code>PGP</code> signature
for the download
</p>
<p>
The <code>PGP</code> link downloads the OpenPGP compatible
signature from our main site.
The <code>MD5</code> link downloads the checksum from our main site.
</p>
I'm sure this could be improved further.
The generated links should probably also upcased to PGP and MD5 so
they stand out better.
> Gruss
> Bernd
>
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