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Subject: bug#27437: Source downloader accepts X.509 certificate for incorrect
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:29:29 +0200
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To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
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Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

>>From 44b8f1c04713d11601d964ecfbe2fc248a15e7c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:24:58 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Encourage signature verification.
>
> * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to veri=
fy
> cryptographic signatures.
> ---
>  doc/contributing.texi | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
> index 925c584e4..0073f2451 100644
> --- a/doc/contributing.texi
> +++ b/doc/contributing.texi
> @@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ updates for a given software package in a single pla=
ce and have them
>  affect the whole system---something that bundled copies prevent.
>=20=20
>  @item
> +If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
> +signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the
> +authenticity of the archive.  For a detached GPG signature file this
> +would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command.

I would make it the very first item of the check list.

If that=E2=80=99s fine with you, please push and maybe close the bug!

Ludo=E2=80=99.