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From: Nathan Dorfman <ndorf@rtfm.net>
To: Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Cryptographic signatures of installer sets
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 03:22:21PM +0000, Glen Barber wrote:
> > Have you considered the possibility of simply publishing a detached
> > signature with every MANIFEST, in a similar manner to what is done for
> > the installer images?
> > 
> 
> I have not, as a change to the misc/freebsd-release-manifests port will
> generate an email (or at minimum, a change in the repository), which
> would be a red flag for nefarious behavior.

Gotcha. So it sounds like your solution is the best path forward.
Looking forward to seeing your patch!

-nd.