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Re: [PATCH] announce-gen: new option: --no-print-checksums
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Ben Pfaff |
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Re: [PATCH] announce-gen: new option: --no-print-checksums |
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Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:26:21 -0800 |
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Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
> Btw, is there any point in publishing MD5 checksums?
It depends on your threat model. If the threat is a
sophisticated, malicious adversary, then there is little point in
publishing MD5 checksums. If the threat is accidental corruption
during a file transfer, then MD5 checksums are more than
sufficient.
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