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But not on the official page, right? And there's nothing stopping someone from doing that now is there? I don't see how the original authors providing binaries
by hattmall 3y ago
But not on the official page, right? And there's nothing stopping someone from doing that now is there? I don't see how the original authors providing binaries is less secure than anything else.
- thdespou 3y agoYeah but still hackers can abuse SEO and direct visits to their pages. If you are not careful you might accidentally download a malicious binary.
- pmoriarty 3y agoThe official page can be hacked, and both malware and md5 of the malware can be placed there. That's the whole point of using a cryptographic signature backed by a web of trust instead of a mere hash.
- robertlagrant 3y agoWhere would the hash be advertised?