> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Martin v. Löwis" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Yes, I am aware of that. But the signature makes a man-in-the-middle
> > attack harder.
>
> Sure. However, I think that this protection against an unlikely
> scenario
> cannot outweigh the main problem of code signing: that people get a
> false sense of security. And trust (sic) me: they do.
>
Us trying to lecture MS on software security is pointless.
The current install will give users a sense of insecurity, false or otherwise.

Kristjan
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