[PATCH] Add FAQ entry on how Cygwin counters install and update MITM attacks
Corinna Vinschen
corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com
Fri Apr 3 11:09:00 GMT 2015
On Apr 2 14:04, David A. Wheeler wrote:
> * faq-setup.xml: Document how Cygwin secures installation and
> update against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. Note that
> setup embeds a public key to check the signature of setup.ini,
> and that setup.ini includes SHA-512 cryptographic hashes.
Applied.
Thanks,
Corinna
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