Re: crypto signatures for arch/another proposal [was: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] (volunteers?) crypto signatures for arch]

[Karel Gardas]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Robert Collins wrote:

> You basically replicate Tom's proposal, with a few key changes:
> 1) metadata per archive registration, not per archive.
> 2) the use of x509
> 3) keeping tla out of the TCB.
> 4) minor logic about whether to dumb-copy signatures or to optionally
> resign.

Have you noticed hook proposal? i.e. what do you think about doing whole
crypto in hook script(s)?

Karel
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