Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:12:40 -0600 From: Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I download FreeBSD 13 snapshot? Message-ID: <20200131211240.GB25952@rancor.immure.com> In-Reply-To: <20200131210544.573a65d3ead61837841d721b@sohara.org> References: <20200131202137.GA25952@rancor.immure.com> <20200131204528.GA64355@neutralgood.org> <20200131210544.573a65d3ead61837841d721b@sohara.org>
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On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 09:05:44PM +0000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:45:28 -0500 > "Kevin P. Neal" <kpn@neutralgood.org> wrote: > > > > The era of FTP is over. I'm surprised they would still have the FTP server > > running. With no TLS you can't know if your copy is being modified on its > > way to you. > > Published checksums make a pretty good check. > > > You can use https for downloads: > > https://freebsd.org/snapshots/ > > Yeah, I suspected it was this. The last time I downloaded anything (sometime last year I believe) it still worked with ftp (which did kinda surprise me). Back in the early '90s when I managed an AIX architecture department one of the security guys working for me told me this: security * useability is a constant I keep getting reminded of this on a daily basis anymore! :( Thanks for the info, Bob > > > -- > Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bob Willcox | It's possible that the whole purpose of your life is to bob@immure.com | serve as a warning to others. Austin, TX |
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