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Wow, this a very good study and explanation of what typo squatting is, and I really liked how he proved it's effectiveness. I wonder what kind of steps we can
by nichochar 10y ago
Wow, this a very good study and explanation of what typo squatting is, and I really liked how he proved it's effectiveness.
I wonder what kind of steps we can take to prevent this risk.
- trungaczne 10y agoI think we will have to rely on crypto hash in some form. Similar to download checksum. It won't be convenient, but it will be safe(r).
- bpicolo 10y agoThat doesn't really save you from typos
- trungaczne 10y agoI was thinking something along the line of a mandatory hash/checksum along with the name of the software you are trying to install from a package manager. It does not have to be very long, just enough to avoid common collisions.