Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Arch Configuration: Replication and fail safe

[ALEJANDROLANDIM]

Robin Green wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 06:43:24PM +0000, ALEJANDROLANDIM wrote:
> > That's improved security to prevent a compromised machine sending bad
> > changesets. I like signature verification provided that the compromised
> > machine can't remove changesets in the uncompromised mirrors
> 
> What protocol are you going to use for that?
> 
> SFTP, FTP etc. won't prevent compromised machines overwriting changesets,

Of course, I don't want to allow direct remote writing.
This problem is solved pulling changesets from the other machines.

> but an archd, which was under discussion on this list recently, could.

The arch server would be a great idea.
When I have the time I'll try to read that thread and contribute to its 
creation.