[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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