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From: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] openssh: bump to version 6.7p1
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 22:01:29 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141007190129.GG8276@tarshish> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5433E0B2.1030901@zacarias.com.ar>

Hi Gustavo,

On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 09:46:42AM -0300, Gustavo Zacarias wrote:
> On 10/07/2014 09:39 AM, Baruch Siach wrote:
> > Why not use the (base64 encoded) hash values from 
> > http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-6.7? The output of
> > 
> > 	echo svg5Tq6Fjau9732sELma7ADJVGJ1PoA0LlMLu29yVQc= |base64 -d |hd
> > 
> > matches your calculated SHA256 AFAICS.
> 
> Because i've found out about the release from another source.
> Both are equally good though.

I think this link is worth mentioning in the .hash file. It allows the user to 
verify the hash against an external source, adding to the warm and fuzzy 
feeling that is the whole point of .hash files. This is especially important 
for sensitive packages like OpenSSH.

baruch

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-10-07 19:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-10-07 11:11 [Buildroot] [PATCH] openssh: bump to version 6.7p1 Gustavo Zacarias
2014-10-07 12:39 ` Baruch Siach
2014-10-07 12:46   ` Gustavo Zacarias
2014-10-07 19:01     ` Baruch Siach [this message]
2014-10-07 19:04       ` Peter Korsgaard
2014-10-07 13:38 ` Peter Korsgaard

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