Re: Module naming and identification
David-Sarah Hopwood <[email protected]>
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zooko wrote: > There have been some stabs at using cryptographically strong > identifiers for software packaging. A notable one is Microsoft's > "Strong Names" scheme [1]. [...] > Perhaps part of the situation is that people have the typical > misunderstandings from their identity-oriented paradigm. The > wikipedia page [2] contains almost no information other than this > delightful quote: "A common misconception is that Strong keys add > security." Sigh. The reference cited to support this had completely missed the point. I changed it to: # Strong keys or names provide security of reference from one component # to another or from a root key to a component. This is not the same as # tamper-resistance of the file containing any given component. and slapped on an "Expert attention needed" tag. -- David-Sarah Hopwood ⚥ _______________________________________________ e-lang mailing list [email protected] http://www.eros-os.org/mailman/listinfo/e-lang