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Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] Add named reference to latest push cert

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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Sep 7, 2017, 17:21 UTC
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On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 12:08 AM, Shikher Verma <root@shikherverma.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I felt like I should introduce myself since this is my first patch on
> the git mailing list (or any mailing list actually) :D
Welcome to the list. :)
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> I am Shikher[1], currently in my 4th year undergrad at IIT Kanpur.
> This summer I was lucky enough to intern at NYU Secure Systems Lab[2]
> mentored by Santiago. We looked into how signed pushes work and how
> we can use them to increase the security of git. We encountered a
> strange error in tests which resulted in a patch[3] and I wrote a
> python script to verify push certificates[4]. I was pretty surprised
> to not find any push certificate on the remote repo after I did a
> signed push, hence this RFC.
>
> Anyway this is my first time trying to contribute to a large OSS so
> forgive me if I make any noob mistakes.

Patches are very welcome. Everyone was a noob once, but that changes quickly.

Thanks, Stefan

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Message 16 of 16 in “Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] Add named reference to latest push cert”
  1. Stefan BellerSep 6, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 7, 2017
  3. Shikher VermaSep 7, 2017
  4. Shikher VermaSep 7, 2017
  5. Stefan BellerSep 7, 2017
  6. Shikher VermaSep 16, 2017
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2017
  8. Santiago TorresSep 18, 2017
  9. Stefan BellerSep 18, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2017
  12. Add a sample hook which saves push certs as notesShikher Verma, Dec 2, 2017
  13. Todd ZullingerDec 3, 2017
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2017
  15. Shikher VermaSep 7, 2017
  16. Stefan BellerSep 7, 2017

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