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I presume that the idea is that the compiled binary from the source and that the binary distributed by signal would be different but have the same sha1s. It doe
by h_anna_h 6y ago
I presume that the idea is that the compiled binary from the source and that the binary distributed by signal would be different but have the same sha1s. It does not make a lot of sense though because one could simply use another algorithm.
- gruez 6y ago...or just compare byte by byte, since reproducible builds provides you with an .apk to compare against, not just a hash.
- mechnesium 6y agoAFAIK, you cannot view applications on iOS unless your device is jailbroken. Apps are completely opaque since there is no traversable filesystem. On Android, it is a little simpler. The vast majority of non-technical users have no knowledge about hexadecimal file comparisons or checksums. They see an app that promises privacy, and they click download.