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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: signatures and checking


From: Samuel Tardieu
Subject: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: signatures and checking
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:11:37 +0100
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>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lord <address@hidden> writes:

> 1. Checksum data can be reliably extracted from them by tla
> _even_if_ the user has no ~/.arch-params/.../*.check file for the
> relevent archive.

> 2. They are "all in one" -- tla can read them, along with the
> signature, in a single file-fetch from the archive.  In other words,
> detached signatures are not an option.

Wouldn't a tar file with checksums + detached signatures achieve what
you want? It does 1, it does 2, and it fixes the flaws that were
identified.

  Sam
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Samuel Tardieu -- address@hidden -- http://www.rfc1149.net/sam





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