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You know, in this case, there'd be nothing wrong with making checksums available via https (to verify integrity) and leaving the bulk data available over http.
by hannibalhorn 12y ago
You know, in this case, there'd be nothing wrong with making checksums available via https (to verify integrity) and leaving the bulk data available over http. Mind you, 95% of people would never verify the checksums, but at least in theory it keeps their bulk data distribution easy.
- Consultant32452 12y agoIn theory if you got a good original OS download the package managers would be doing all this verification automatically. Maybe that's acctually a good idea to consider as some sort of specification. Large file download via HTTP with some HTTPS checksum available via a single click.