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It's been my belief that, when I download “VPN-du-jour Connector” from vpn-du-jour.com (the one with the green “Connect and Surf Securely” button), I need to gi
by maratc 1y ago
It's been my belief that, when I download “VPN-du-jour Connector” from vpn-du-jour.com (the one with the green “Connect and Surf Securely” button), I need to give that installer root privileges (so it could “manage my VPN configuration.”)
Also, I believe that when I download “Shoot Your Friends Online” and install that, it also asks for root privileges (in order to make sure that no cheating software runs on my computer that would allow me to “shoot more of my friends quicker.”)
I also think that when I install “Freecell Advanced,” it also comes with “Freecell Advanced Updater” that needs root privileges (in order to “update Freecell Advanced.”)
Do I understand correctly that there is nothing stopping all three of these — running with root privileges — from installing certificates?
- 1718627440 1y agoYes, that's why having installers not provided by the OS is a bad idea.
- xigoi 1y agoIf your threat model is “I am giving root privileges to software I don’t trust”, certificates are the least of your worries.
- array_key_first 1y agoYou don't need to install custom VPN software. If you do, that's kind of a red flag. Wireguard should be built in. It's fine to still run the software if you trust it, though.