From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18144: Shouldn't the default package archive use HTTPS? Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:03:58 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1406678716 22747 80.91.229.3 (30 Jul 2014 00:05:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:05:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 18144@debbugs.gnu.org To: Steven Stewart-Gallus Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 30 02:05:08 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOG-0000BM-3d for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:05:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48372 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOF-0005XU-Kf for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:05:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58609) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOC-0005Vz-7g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:05:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOB-0008BS-2F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:05:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47124) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOA-0008BK-Uc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:05:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHOA-0000Zy-JA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:05:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:05:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18144 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 18144-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18144.14066786422132 (code B ref 18144); Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:05:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18144) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Jul 2014 00:04:02 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42387 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHNB-0000YB-NP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:04:02 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:53766 ident=Debian-exim) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHN9-0000Y0-Ex for 18144@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:03:59 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XCHN8-0001OK-FP; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:03:58 -0400 X-Spook: JFK Watergate Khaddafi doctrine Agfa Bush Wired S Key X-Ran: \OXF`Vb\`e3LH?~<@T\!z@d+ml[^UXx1_2`Zh:wq6gwuC#CVx@y6u1uUb|c*BD@hcs%AZj X-Hue: magenta X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: (Steven Stewart-Gallus's message of "Tue, 29 Jul 2014 04:10:44 +0000 (GMT)") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:91956 Archived-At: Steven Stewart-Gallus wrote: > By default (in version 24.3.50.3) the value of package-archives is > (quote (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))). Setting it to use > HTTPS seems to work fine. I think it should be the default. See http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17625#51 > Am I missing that Emacs has some other way of authenticating downloads > and so HTTPS is not needed? It supposedly supports gpg signing, but it's never been properly tested AFAIK. I don't think this report adds anything that is not covered in http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17625, so I will close it. But thanks for the report.