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Any idea why they do not simply publish safer cryptographic control sums for these downloads ?
by herogreen 6y ago
Any idea why they do not simply publish safer cryptographic control sums for these downloads ?
- tinus_hn 6y agoThe opposite question is why would they? This is all obsolete stuff and hosting it gains them nothing.
- walterbell 6y agoDoes it includes Windows updates for older systems?
- tinus_hn 6y ago‘Microsoft no longer uses SHA-1 to authenticate Windows operating system updates due to security concerns associated with the algorithm, and has provided the appropriate updates to move customers to SHA-2 as previously announced. Accordingly, beginning in August 2019, devices without SHA-2 support have not received Windows updates.‘
- saurik 6y agoThe entire reason many of us like Microsoft is because they generally don't assume stuff that works fine is "obsolete" merely because it is old.
- tinus_hn 6y agoPerhaps for third party software but an operating system like Windows 2000 is obsolete because there is a newer, better version for sale and Microsoft clearly does not offert support for it.
- walterbell 6y agoThere are older systems with custom hardware that continue to function, offline, using older operating systems. Some industrial and medical.
- tinus_hn 6y agoSo what kind of support do you think Microsoft provides for these offline systems? Using downloads on their website?
- walterbell 6y agoWindows 7 extended support is available until 2023.
- tinus_hn 6y agoYes, if you install the updates that Microsoft made available over a year ago, that enable SHA-2 support.
- Shorel 6y agoOTOH, they seem to use the word "legacy" for lots of stuff, both from them and from competitors. Which is in several cases the best solution and much better than their latest offering.