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Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by StavrosK on Saturday July 06, 2013 @03:56PM (#5999857)
Because a downloadable package can't be replaced by something else the next time you use it, while Sharefest can, and nation-states can easily serve you whatever they want, even over SSL.
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Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by whadar on Saturday July 06, 2013 @04:05PM (#5999894)
But nation-states can do that for downloadable packages as well, perhaps even the verifiers for those packages...
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Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by whadar on Saturday July 06, 2013 @04:49PM (#6000029)
They can spoof the package and its key. If the root of trust (CA) is tempered as you suggest and the chain of trust is broken, I don't see how you can really secure it.
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Re:An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works by StavrosK on Saturday July 06, 2013 @04:41PM (#6000009)
How?
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