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Date:      Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:11:29 +0000
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Secure update of /usr/src
Message-ID:  <20080113191129.7b56c32f@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <cb5b777d0801130217r6467751ay634d0111617afc05@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <cb5b777d0801130217r6467751ay634d0111617afc05@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:17:13 +0100
"=E6=96=87=E9=B3=A5" <bunchou@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>=20
> is there any way to securely follow the STABLE branch of FreeBSD, e.g.
> a cryptographically signed distribution method like portsnap? Afaik,
> the usual update methods (CVSup, etc.) do not include any
> authentication / integrity checking. Am I missing something here?

I guess you could use anonymous cvs over ssh. The servers and their
fingerprints are listed in the Handbook.



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