Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 16:45:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Attempt to compromise root Message-ID: <199706202045.QAA02968@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199706201909.PAA02705@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> References: <33AAB0CA.2781E494@fsl.noaa.gov> <199706201909.PAA02705@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
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<<On Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:09:16 -0400 (EDT), I wrote: > There already is such a thing. Every recent release includes mtree > files with md5 digests of everything included in the distribution. > See the FTP site or CD-ROM. I forgot to mention.... Probably the release engineer should generate and publish a digital signature of the files and the distribution's associated CHECKSUMS.MD5. Actually, the installation system ought to be able itself to at least verify the MD5s of the tarballs it retrieves. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick
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