Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox
by Faark on Saturday May 04, 2019 @04:29PM
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> For all they know I'm using the software in a museum, 20 years from now, about this era of computing.
And then you'll simulate a time appropriate for the device/software. As a date before 2038 to not have unix time overflow. Or 2000. Or any other time specific bug.
Or how often did you have to "fix the internet" for one of your relatives because their damn CMOS battery died? Yeah, time seems to be quite relevant for trust.
And I don't even like mozilla enforcing signatures for addons that strongly, but people can go overboard.
Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox
by overgard on Saturday May 04, 2019 @09:31PM
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My point wasn't that I want to run a museum, but that intentionally turning software into a time bomb is silly and adds very little security value. At least those other ways it happens accidentally.
And then you'll simulate a time appropriate for the device/software. As a date before 2038 to not have unix time overflow. Or 2000. Or any other time specific bug.
Or how often did you have to "fix the internet" for one of your relatives because their damn CMOS battery died? Yeah, time seems to be quite relevant for trust.
And I don't even like mozilla enforcing signatures for addons that strongly, but people can go overboard.