Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]>: > On 07/01/2013 07:22 PM, Martin Uecker wrote: > > Jacob Appelbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ... > > > >> We need a secure downloading tool, we need it to be built into every OS > >> by default and until then, we'll have to rely on tricks to hack it - > >> preloading certs in browsers, having a website to download it from and > >> so on. > >> > > What we need are backwards compatible self-certifying URLs or hyperlinks, > > e.g. something like this: > > > > <a href="./mysoftware.tgz" > > hmac="sha1:da19d18ef86f4fb8fe8b61323806ec1764f9bf00">My software</a> > > <a href="./mysoftware.tgz#sha1:da19d18ef86f4fb8fe8b61323806ec1764f9bf00">My > > software</a> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_link
I know. I really like Magnet links. The catch: I don't think that there is a change that they will be widely used, because they are not backwards compatible. Being associated with file sharing will also not help. Martin > > > > And something similar to specify a public key. > > Magnet links have a supplement format where you could put the public key. > > -Jonathan > > > > > This would need to be standardized and supported by all major browsers. > > > > Martin > > > > > > -- > > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > > emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > > > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
