On 10/8/11 3:43 PM, Robin H. Johnson wrote: >> 1. Why are we using _only_ MD5 and SHA1 as the checksums? Shouldn't we >> be using something stronger? > Fixed in Catalyst now. > http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/catalyst.git;a=commit;h=42b4f6608682cf03954918ecce7923330a1656fe > So when the stagebuilders update their Catalyst, they will be generated > with newer hashes.
Thank you for a quick reaction, but maybe in one aspect it was too quick: <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=5> tells people to use md5sum, and the patch above _removes_ md5 sum, which means the Handbook instructions now won't work. Suggested course of action: 1. Please re-add md5 sum. 2. File a bug to modify the handbook to verify sha sum instead. 3. Then remove the checksum. >> 2. I noticed the checksums are signed (.asc files). With what key are >> they signed? How is that key handled, and how to ensure people use the >> right key when verifying the signature? > Documented here: > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/ Ah, I just forgot about that page. Okay, so can we also update the Handbook to include GPG signature checking?
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