Re: Digital signatures and/or MD5 checksums
Wichert Akkerman <[email protected]>
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I sign all the plone source releases as well. Those signatures are only available through Launchpad though and not listed on plone.org - we should fix that. Alex: is there some way PSC can handle signature for downloads? Sidnei da Silva wrote: > Alan, > > We are already signing the Windows installers. Thanks for your idea though. :) > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Alan Runyan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi guys. >> >> I wanted to toss out an idea. >> >> Do we want to advertise md5 checksums for plone installers? >> We could also digitally sign some of the packages. >> >> I would recommend the windows binaries to be digitally signed. >> Enfold Systems has a digital signature. This is a manual process >> on our side. But since releases only happen once per month - >> its not a big deal. >> >> What other options are available on other platforms? >> >> In the Windows world. People feel more comfortable >> downloading software that has been signed. It is also >> considered "more professional" (fwtw). I believe software on >> Vista that is not signed will prompt you to accept the security >> risk everytime you open the program. Whereas if you install >> a signed program - it never prompts you after the initial installation. >> (Maybe sidnei can clarify the prompting behavior on vista). >> >> cheers >> -- >> Alan Runyan >> Enfold Systems, Inc. >> http://www.enfoldsystems.com/ >> phone: +1.713.942.2377x111 >> fax: +1.832.201.8856 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Plone-installers mailing list >> Plone-installers-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plone-installers >> > > > -- Wichert Akkerman <[email protected]> It is simple to make things. http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/