On 07/01/2013 09:22 PM, Martin Uecker wrote:
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.
Yes, that is an issue.
Being associated with file sharing will
also not help.
No but this will:
Person1: Uh oh, that new app I wrote got slashdotted.
Person2: Well that explains why it was unusually fast when I downloaded
it. If you want I can lend you the $0 you need to pay for all that
extra bandwidth.
Person 1: Thanks.
* both fly off using jetpacks *
-Jonathan
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