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Re: Signature for Source code


From: Martin Pala
Subject: Re: Signature for Source code
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:22:36 +0200

OK, makes sense, we can add it.

Regards,
Martin


> On 27 Apr 2016, at 14:57, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> Hi Martin,
> 
> yes, I know, but what if someone was able to break into the download server? 
> He/she could put a malicious monit source code there and of course also 
> change the checksum file. So from a security point of view, it would be 
> useful to be able to verify the authenticity and integrity of a program by 
> verifying the signature of it before installing it into production.
> 
> Regards
> Tim
> 
> 
>>> Hi Tim,
> 
>>> we distribute an sha256 checksum with each source code and binary release, 
>>> you 
>>> can check the archive consistency using a checksum: 
>>> https://mmonit.com/monit/dist/
> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Martin
> 
> 
>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 16:28, address@hidden wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I would really appreciate a digital signature for the monit source code for 
>> security reasons, so I can be sure it hasn't been tampered with by someone.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Tim
>> 
>> 
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