Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 02:21:01 -0600 From: "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@iteration.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG, Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Package signing tools Message-ID: <20001231022101.A24801@peorth.iteration.net> In-Reply-To: <3A4EDE33.84C7072@softweyr.com>; from wes@softweyr.com on Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 12:20:19AM -0700 References: <3A4ED1C0.14061CE5@softweyr.com> <20001231003920.A24519@peorth.iteration.net> <20001231014344.T305@argon.firepipe.net> <3A4EDE33.84C7072@softweyr.com>
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On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 12:20:19AM -0700, Wes Peters scribbled: | Will Andrews wrote: | > | > On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 12:39:20AM -0600, Michael C . Wu wrote: | > > You can also use the Perl PGP module. However, at the very least you | > > really want to have PGP5 or PGP6. | > | > What about other types of signatures? Should we support more than one kind? | | It currently supports X.509 (which I heartily recommend), PGP (which is | somewhat shaky, as I pointed out), and MD5, where you prime the ports | database with an MD5 file and then check that the MD5 of the .tgz file | against that. You misunderstood me. :) I was saying, "You can replace original PGP with perl pgp module or pgp5/6." | > > Consider integrating pkg_version with this? This would allow | > > for global ports update. | > | > Yes, PLEASE don't create a new program. Integrate this functionality | > (checking signatures) into pkg_info or pkg_version (I prefer the former | > myself). By integration, I meant that the output should be parseable by pkg_version and pkg_info. | -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | keichii@peorth.iteration.net | keichii@bsdconspiracy.net | | http://peorth.iteration.net/~keichii | Yes, BSD is a conspiracy. | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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