Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 12:35:12 -0500 (EST) From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE (Christoph Kukulies) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MD5 sums for packages? Message-ID: <199902271735.MAA11069@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <199902271534.QAA02036@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> from Christoph Kukulies at "Feb 27, 99 04:34:53 pm"
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Christoph Kukulies wrote, > > Could the ftp site maintainers put MD5 files for the packages > on the ftp sites? At least for security sensitive packages > like tcp_wrappers and others? But if the package on the site has had unauthorized modifications, couldn't that person just as easily change any MD5 files on the site? > Or better: for immediate need: Could someone send me > the MD5 sum of > > tcp_wrappers-7.6.tgz The ports do have MD5 checks (the MD5 files come with the ports distribution so they are all on your computer). Build from the ports. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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