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On Sunday 07 September 2003 19:56, Jon Portnoy wrote: |
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> The vulnerability at that point is compromised keys, which is why we |
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> would have an uberkey so we can revoke developer keys as soon as |
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> possible. It's not foolproof, but it's a whole lot better. |
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I agree. |
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But thats no excuse to not fix the security/consitency faults in portage that |
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showed up in this discussion. |
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You never know ... |
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It may already be to late for thousends of users until someone of gentoo-core |
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uses the ueberkey, especially in holiday seasons. |
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Or has core, especially in key questions, an availablity of 24/7? |
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> There is no such thing as perfect security short of shutting down your |
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> computer. |
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Yes, you never know... |
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Thats why i would prefer a secure transport layer for emerge, you know? |
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