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Re: [PATCH] fetch/push: document that private data can be leaked

From
Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2016, 19:08 UTC
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<1479150482.2406.35.camel@mattmccutchen.net>
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On Mon, 2016-11-14 at 11:00 -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net> writes:
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Yup, and then "do not push to untrustworthy place without
> > > checking
> > > what you are pushing", too?
> > 
> > If there is no private data in the repository, then there is no
> > need
> > for the user to check what they are pushing. As I've indicated
> > before,
> > IMO manually checking each push would not be a workable security
> > measure in the long term anyway.
> 
> Then what is?

Don't put private data in the same repository, then the whole issue becomes moot.  Am I missing something?

Matt
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Message 18 of 24 in “Fetch/push lets a malicious server steal the targets of "have" lines”
  1. Matt McCutchenOct 28, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  3. Matt McCutchenOct 28, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2016
  5. Matt McCutchenOct 29, 2016
  6. Jeff KingOct 29, 2016
  7. Matt McCutchenOct 29, 2016
  8. Jeff KingOct 29, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2016
  10. fetch/push: document that private data can be leakedMatt McCutchen, Nov 13, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2016
  12. Matt McCutchenNov 14, 2016
  13. doc: mention transfer data leaks in more placesMatt McCutchen, Nov 14, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2016
  16. Jeff KingNov 14, 2016
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2016
  18. Matt McCutchenNov 14, 2016
  19. Jon LoeligerOct 29, 2016
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2016
  21. Matt McCutchenNov 13, 2016
  22. Matt McCutchenOct 29, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2016
  24. Matt McCutchenNov 13, 2016

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