Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:37:24 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HOWTO donate CPU to the fight against the Corona-virus Message-ID: <20200320083724.Horde.mJP7Uiof0Nh1J0qOg9dHt-v@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20200320070112.GA2704@c720-r342378> References: <20200319085745.Horde.yAf5603LMT07oVm8NR1Abs6@webmail.leidinger.net> <20200320070112.GA2704@c720-r342378>
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This message is in MIME format and has been PGP signed. --=_zLykYi0vdp3jyDS_weq4cWh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoting Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> (from Fri, 20 Mar 2020=20=20 08:01:12=20+0100): > El d=C3=ADa jueves, marzo 19, 2020 a las 08:57:45a. m. +0100, Alexander= =20=20 >=20Leidinger escribi=C3=B3: > >> Hi, >> >> if someone wants to donate some FreeBSD based CPU resources to the >> fight against the Corona-virus, here is a quick HOWTO in terms of >> installing the Folding@Home client on FreeBSD: >> >> https://www.leidinger.net/blog/2020/03/19/fighting-the-coronavirus-with-= freebsd-foldinghome/ >> >> I tested this on a recent -current. > > Alexander, > > As far as I understand, the binary(!) tool pulls tasks from the net and > communicates the results back over net, correct? > > What about the security aspect of this? This is correct. And a malicious person may distribute malware to you.=20= =20 If=20e.g. the group behind emotet would be able to infiltrate the=20=20 servers=20of the project and inject their malicious payload somehow, it=20= =20 would=20be a big disaster (as there are even science organisations /=20=20 universities=20/ ... participating as far as I understand it). Personally I have this binary running on FreeBSD in a jail, but also=20=20 on=20a Windows laptop. This is something were everyone needs to do their=20= =20 risk-management=20on their own. Currently with the Corona-virus I=20=20 consider=20for myself the benefit of participating with a lot resources=20= =20 more=20important than the risk (on the laptop). When the current=20=20 situation=20normalizes, I probably stop the client on the laptop, but=20=20 will=20let it run in the jail (with less resources donated to it). YMMV. Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net=20Alexander@Leidinger.net: PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild@FreeBSD.org : PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF --=_zLykYi0vdp3jyDS_weq4cWh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: Digitale PGP-Signatur Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAABAgAGBQJedHK0AAoJEBINsJsD+NiGGM0P/R7TGi1yf90lsnUk9bUDGbHm BI/VHKM+xS3aoucm7tgLrmY+T1nuPjZ1pUhKFZeIrNmMV1xWvOH9WwdWaWWTbt6P pF2orDVXz7vtYQXjbBm90774fR7lCSXDBlNFpm1+1Gri3rnncDAt/Vfij1Kne7NQ d50q2MNMFJFzmLWBbRfr96gfgFa52ZnbaPZLzoKlQ/9LXERseFXW7ZxKhkz2TajA rz/iMrkMAyTCe40Y6fou698eK2An3w47gvfOpvBKf5BMAfQiF2DOiySFaule7fM1 +ieaL192qtbqSqbnenPRiJdi6+SB0oCa9afDLMpzAlntYN7IPB8NiiJ2nZfPd3qC +dCWXBhf0QwjdjycAKK2o6A2SA3ZmWsPDtlW7UU7/jvB728BTboWQOvggUsVmbUB Eck58pdIFptyd/bwi3qYGNwA8+RxKDD8f7lfUhlNU/ixybqJgbCyafV4RwjfAUAb Qyq2KUArKHNY6s5pkiZoPPmuNrQph8Tfqa3yAIQP5MJCTpfJmdL2YH8IB6O50UCl HdNHg8RakhxMJEagHpmTbCcBMNHjPSLL6jFZrvY3GrziuStK/Jxe8JxtyTOZoxL+ tlQ08g2bDZpZPcgbNZ/sJ2ZRfPpM3BsNs1Yo/DLX3rXOVjTi8hAxTaxEtWZCN6LY ozwFwn8wDiVyjND+z7N1 =anKX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_zLykYi0vdp3jyDS_weq4cWh--
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