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From: Torsten Veller <ml-en@...>
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Package Security
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:19:00 +0100
* will.richey@...:

> So, the determined attacker would have to control considerable more
> than one site.

No, only control of your sync mirror and only one changed ebuild is
needed to get full control of your server. 
You can not distinguish if an ebuild is a real gentoo ebuild or a
faked one.

Hope you really trust your sync carrier.

-- 
.:   Torsten Veller    |    Apathy is not the problem, it's the solution.    :.

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-- guerrilla_thought
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Re: Thoughts on Package Security
-- Ed Grimm
Re: Thoughts on Package Security
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