i still wouldn't call it security, validity yes, security no..... nor is md5 security
On 24 February 2017 at 20:06, Marco Ciampa <ciam...@libero.it> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:01:38AM +0100, Nick Østergaard wrote: >> 2017-02-24 7:59 GMT+01:00 Marco Ciampa <ciam...@libero.it>: >> > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:50:59AM -0500, Mark Roszko wrote: >> > >> >> > I have no issue with that but there is no way for KiCad to control >> >> > what is uploaded to a torrent so I really don't want the project to be >> >> > responsible for it >> >> >> >> The torrent could be autogenerated by the download server when the >> >> files are transferred over, the download server would act as the >> >> initial seed server. The torrent once created could be shared on the >> >> website and then thats it. The contents of the torrent cannot change >> >> without it being a completely different hash and thus invalid for the >> >> torrent. >> > >> > Agree. >> > Actually using torrent is _more_ secure than downloading via ftp or http. >> > >> >> Given that you got the correct torrent or magnet link in the first place. > > Yes, this is why official torrents seeds from an https site is important... > > -- > > > Marco Ciampa > > I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it. > > ------------------------ > > GNU/Linux User #78271 > FSFE fellow #364 > > ------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp