From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:28:58 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] documentation: add git transport security notice Message-ID: <7vy59z5ej9.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20130624215733.GU2457@bacardi.hollandpark.frase.id.au> Fraser Tweedale writes: > Junio, do you prefer the following more generic wording? If so I > will re-roll the patch (also note s/protocol/transport/ which is > more appropriate, I think). > > The git transport is insecure and should be used with caution on > unsecured networks. Generic but I somehow find it overly vague (it is unclear what kind of "insecure-ness" it is talking about). Because the git transport does not do any authentication, it should be used with caution on unsecured networks. Perhaps?