Re:Curl’s backdoor threat
by daenney on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:37AM
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> For curl for instance, only Daniel can sign a release.
I don't believe that's quite true. Anyone can sign a curl release, so can I. It's just that Daniel's key being used to sign a release of curl carries the trust that this is legitimate. If he were to pass away or be somehow incapacitated, another curl maintainer could start signing the releases.
I don't believe that's quite true. Anyone can sign a curl release, so can I. It's just that Daniel's key being used to sign a release of curl carries the trust that this is legitimate. If he were to pass away or be somehow incapacitated, another curl maintainer could start signing the releases.