Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:15:04 +0000 From: Igor Mozolevsky <mozolevsky@gmail.com> To: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Cc: freebsd security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: http subversion URLs should be discontinued in favor of https URLs Message-ID: <CADWvR2jnxVwXmTA9XpZhGYnCAhFVifqqx2MvYeSeHmYEybaNnA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fd888f6b-bf16-f029-06d3-9a9b754dc676@rawbw.com> References: <97f76231-dace-10c4-cab2-08e5e0d792b5@rawbw.com> <5A2709F6.8030106@grosbein.net> <11532fe7-024d-ba14-0daf-b97282265ec6@rawbw.com> <8788fb0d-4ee9-968a-1e33-e3bd84ffb892@heuristicsystems.com.au> <20171205220849.GH9701@gmail.com> <20171205231845.5028d01d@gumby.homeunix.com> <CADWvR2gVn8H5h6LYB5ddwUHYwDtiLCuYndsXhJywi7Q9vNsYvw@mail.gmail.com> <20171210173222.GF5901@funkthat.com> <CADWvR2iGQOtcU=FnU-fNsso2eLCCQn=swnOLoqws%2B33V8VzX1Q@mail.gmail.com> <5c810101-9092-7665-d623-275c15d4612b@rawbw.com> <CADWvR2j_LLEPKnSynRRmP4LG3mypdkNitwg%2B7vSh=iuJ=JU09Q@mail.gmail.com> <fd888f6b-bf16-f029-06d3-9a9b754dc676@rawbw.com>
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On 10 December 2017 at 18:01, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> wrote: > On 12/10/17 09:51, Igor Mozolevsky wrote: > >> Hypothetical MITM-bogeyman and "suits not knowing that I use FreeBSD" >> doesn't make SVN over HTTP insecure. >> > > > Read here about Alice and Bob: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob > > Hypothetical characters are commonplace in security discussions. They are not "hypothetical characters," they are invented characters that are used in a threat model. But that's reframing the problem- a hypothetical threat model is very different to a real threat model. -- Igor M.
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