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Re: Please, use --check=crc32 or switch to a safe format


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: Re: Please, use --check=crc32 or switch to a safe format
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:46:06 -0700
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On 28/03/17 04:26, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 08:28:35PM -0700, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> busybox's unxz can't detect bit errors during uncompression
> 
> Those bit errors that escaped detection by the cryptographic signature?

Heh. Yes I mentioned previously in the thread that the download
was protected by the cryptographic signature.
This issue is only adding protection "during uncompression".
Of course there is no such protection during compilation etc.
so it's not adding much value in this particular case anyway.

cheers,
Pádraig




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