Re: git:// protocol over SSL/TLS
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Sergey Sharybin <sergey.vfx@gmail.com>
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- Dec 28, 2013, 20:52 UTC
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- <20131227162606.GA6973@client.brlink.eu>
Yeah, i understand this. We can not protect self from every single possible attack..
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Bernhard R. Link <brl+git@mail.brlink.eu> wrote:
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> * Sergey Sharybin <sergey.vfx@gmail.com> [131227 15:25]: >> Security in this case is about being sure everyone gets exactly the >> same repository as stored on the server, without any modifications to >> the sources cased by MITM. > > Note that ssl (and thus https) only helps here against a resource-less > man-in-the-middle. Getting catch-all CA-signed certificates is said to > no longer available to everyone as easily as it was some years ago, but > unless you allow only one private CA (and even there clients often fail) > you still should assume everyone resourceful enough to still be able to > do MITM. > > Bernhard R. Link
-- With best regards, Sergey Sharybin